Abdul Hadi Dawi High School, located in 9th District of Kabul (Third Microrayon), is named after Abdul Hadi Dawi (Abdul Hadi Dawai) a renowned Afghan poet, diplomat and government official. It is one of the few top and prestigious schools of the country. The High school is basically for boys and was first constructed under Babrak Karmal regime with the aid and support of former Soviet Union government that backed the Afghan Communist Party both financially and militarily at the time.