Bala Hissar is also the site of some of the bloodiest fighting in Afghanistan during the late 18th Century when Afghanistan began it's long bid for independence from the British. Bala Hissar once again became the focal point of conflict between factions during the Afghan civil war era in the early 1990s between Massoud's and Heekmatyar's forces. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (born 1947 in Imam Saheb, Kunduz province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan warlord. ...
Today, one can see the remnants of tanks and heavy weapons positioned on the fortress remains overlooking Kabul.
The city itself is a huddle of narrow and dirty streets, with the BalaHissar or fort forming the south-east angle, and rising about 150 ft. above the plain.
The BalaHissar was destroyed and has never since been entirely rebuilt, and a fortified cantonment at Sherpur (one side of which was represented by the historic Bemaru ridge) had taken the place of the old earthworks of the British occupation of 1842 which were constructed on nearly the same site.
The city streets were as narrow and evil-smelling, the surrounding gardens as picturesque and attractive, and the wealth of fruit was as great, as they had been fifty years previously.
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