Ariana: Local [Taliban] officials in central Parwan province have changed the name of the provincial capital from Charikar to Imam Azam. Imam Azam (The Great Imam) refers to Imam Abu Hanifa, who was a Muslim theologian and jurist who became the eponymous founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence. Click here to read more (external link).
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