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Dashte Barchi
Municipal District in Kabul, Afghanistan

Dashte Barchi

Dasht-e-Barchi is a neighborhood in the western section of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Plan a trip to Dashte Barchi→From Mazar-i-Sharif

It is within the jurisdiction of Municipal District 13 and has an estimated population of 317,097 people.

How locals move

Getting around Dashte Barchi the local way

  • Get inCoaches from reputable companies are reasonably modern and comfortable, although rather slow compared to shared taxis.
  • Get inMinibuses and shared taxis arrive and depart from six official locations around the city.
  • Get inShared taxis and most minibuses leave when full rather than on fixed schedules.
  • Get inShared taxis have no particular appearance of their own – they look the same as city taxis (i.e.
  • Get inIf you'd prefer this, try to discern the going per-seat rate for shared taxis to your destination, multiply it by the number of seats, and then negotiate a discount.
  • Get inYou can usually also buy extra seats (or an entire backseat) to give yourself extra room in a shared taxi.
  • Go nextIstalif, a village in a side valley of the Shamali Plain makes for an excellent overnight or day trip destination.
  • Go nextPakistan can be reached by taking a shared taxi (US$15, 2025) to the Torkham border crossing (traversing the famous Khyber Pass).

From Wikivoyage: Kabul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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