The Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium, also known as AFF Stadium, is located southeast of the

Shahr-e Naw Shahr-e Naw (; ), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre Naow or Shari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shoppi ...

neighborhood in

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

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, next to the

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. The stadium hosts major

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matches. The AFF Stadium is a competition venue for some clubs of the defunct

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and currently the

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, and can accommodate around 6,000 spectators. The surface of the stadium is made of

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