Amir Habibullah Period: Dilkusha (Heart's Desire) Palace; 1900-1906.

1920s
What was to become Amir Habibullah's official residence inside the Arg was a stolid, cube-like structure, this palace measured 42 meters north to south 39 meters east to west. It has been in used ever since. Even Habibullah Kalakani (Bacha Saqqao) held meetings here during the short time he held Kabul in 1929. Color Souvenir Postcard printed in Paris during the 1920.

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1920s<br />
What was to become Amir Habibullah's official residence inside the Arg was a stolid, cube-like structure, this palace measured 42 meters north to south 39 meters east to west. It has been in used ever since. Even Habibullah Kalakani (Bacha Saqqao) held meetings here during the short time he held Kabul in 1929. Color Souvenir Postcard printed in Paris during the 1920.