Behzad Cinema (Dari: سینما بهزاد) was a movie theatre in Afghanistan, established by the local government of Kabul, one of the oldest in the city.[1] It was built in 1934 by the Kabul Municipality, in the old city area of Bagh-e-Qazi. However, it was abandoned and then became a ruin.[2][3] The cinema reopened during Mohammed Zahir Shah's reign and became a hotspot for clandestine groups and drug users, as reported in November 2020.[4] In March 2023, the de facto Taliban administration decided to demolish Behzad Cinema to make way for an integrated mosque, residential and commercial complex on the former cinema's site.[1]
سینما بهزاد | |
 Behzad Cinema, April 2019 | |
 Interactive map of Behzad Cinema | |
| Address | Kabul Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°30′45″N 69°10′46″E / 34.51261857°N 69.17953987°E |
| Type | Movie theatre |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Closed | 2023 |
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edit- 1 2 "Silent Screens: When Taliban Ideology Spills the Lifeblood of Art". Hasht-e Subh. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Malikyar, Helena. "When Clint Eastwood came to Afghanistan". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Kabul Once Had 23 Cinemas, Now Just 4". TOLOnews.
- ↑ "سینما بهزاد؛ محل تجمع معتادان و مصرف مواد مخدر در کابل" – via www.darivoa.com.
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