Lamar Khaate Palace

Lamar Khaate Palace was a palace built in Northern Kabul, Afghanistan.

History
The palace was originally built by progressive royals as an additional palace away from the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. Its design was modeled after Western architecture, in order for the rulers to declare a new dawn for the country.

By the time of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s, it lay in ruins, and was used as a base by the occupying Soviet forces. In 1984, Big Boss, some time after awakening from a coma and rescuing Kazuhira Miller, proceeded to infiltrate the location to extract a soldier who was fluent in both English and Russian, largely because Ocelot, himself a Soviet soldier, didn't wish to have to act as Big Boss's interpreter for Russian (the latter having lost his ability to understand Russian due to the events that placed him into a nine-year coma), as a means to decipher any commands and strategies made by the Soviet forces. Big Boss also ended up rescuing a female prisoner of war during this time.

Layout
The palace was immense, and was at least two stories in height. However, because of it not standing the test of time, it also had a lot of rubble throughout the area.

Behind the scenes
Lamar Khaate Palace was a location in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It was the subject of a side-op that rewarded Snake the ability to understand statements made in Russian by Soviet soldiers. It was first seen in the E3 2015 gameplay demo.