Ring_of_Steel_(Kabul)

Ring of Steel (Kabul)

Ring of Steel (Kabul)

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The Ring of Steel (Persian: كمربندى شهرى كابل, Kamerband-i Shahr-i Kabul, "Belt of the City of Kabul") was a series of 25 Afghan National Police checkpoints in the city of Kabul.[1] Set up in June 2010, the Ring of Steel was designed for security purposes and manned, who occasionally stop and check suspicious vehicles attempting to pass through.[2]

Ring of Steel checkpoint number 15

References

  1. [1]
    Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown. Can the Ring of Steel Protect Kabul? Muncie Free Press, 7 June 2010
  2. [2]
    "Wired.com's Guide to Driving in Kabul". Wired. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.


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