Editing Kabul (section)

===Development planning===
A US$1&nbsp;billion contract was signed in 2013 to commence work on the "Kabul New City" (sometimes reported as "New Kabul City"), which is a major residential scheme that would accommodate 1.5&nbsp;million people.<ref>{{cite news|title=$1b contract signed to begin work on New Kabul City plan|url=http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/09/04/1b-contract-signed-begin-work-new-kabul-city-plan|publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News –|editor=Muhammad Hassan Khetab|date=4 September 2013|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085013/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/09/04/1b-contract-signed-begin-work-new-kabul-city-plan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcda.gov.af/|title=Welcome to our Official Website|publisher=DCDA|access-date=17 August 2012|archive-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233634/http://www.dcda.gov.af/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pajhwok.com/2023/08/18/iea-officials-inaugurate-construction-of-new-kabul-city/|title=IEA officials inaugurate construction of New Kabul City|work=Pajhwok Afghan News|date=August 18, 2023|access-date=2023-09-25|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920234133/https://pajhwok.com/2023/08/18/iea-officials-inaugurate-construction-of-new-kabul-city/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ariananews.af/construction-gets-underway-on-new-kabul-housing-project/|title=Construction gets underway on New Kabul housing project|work=Arian News|date=August 17, 2023|access-date=2023-09-25|archive-date=16 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916040922/https://www.ariananews.af/construction-gets-underway-on-new-kabul-housing-project/|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction was delayed due to instability in the region, but construction broke ground in August 2023 after a new contract was signed between the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and Khawar Company. The new agreement is expected to modernize the city, address overpopulation, and incentivize the return of [[expatriate]]s by adding housing to accommodate 3 million people and modern amenities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kakar|first=Hijratullah|date=2023-08-18|title=IEA officials inaugurate construction of New Kabul City|url=https://pajhwok.com/2023/08/18/iea-officials-inaugurate-construction-of-new-kabul-city/|access-date=2024-07-12|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Parcel B First Phase – Kabul New City|url=https://kabulnewcity.com/parcel-b-first-phase/|access-date=2024-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Designing Kabul New City|url=https://architecturestudio.fr/en/projets/brouillon-auto-18/|access-date=2024-07-12|website=Architecturestudio|language=en-US}}</ref> The construction is planned to occur in two phases over the span of about 30 years.

Another development is the Qatar Township in Kabul.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pajhwok.com/2023/05/30/qatar-townships-construction-works-resume-in-kabul/|title=Qatar Township's construction works resume in Kabul|work=Pajhwok Afghan News|date=30 May 2023|access-date=2023-09-25|archive-date=7 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807211514/https://pajhwok.com/2023/05/30/qatar-townships-construction-works-resume-in-kabul/|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction was halted for the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed in May 2023. The township—which is planned to include 12 blocks with 768 flats, three business blocks, one mosque, two schools, and an orphanage—could become operational in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Haidari|first=Afsana|date=2023-05-30|title=Qatar Township's construction works resume in Kabul|url=https://pajhwok.com/2023/05/30/qatar-townships-construction-works-resume-in-kabul/|access-date=2024-07-12|language=en-GB}}</ref>