[[Image:kabul pump.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Kabul pump is located in Afghanistan. Photo: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpump-overview/indus-kabul-pamir-pumps RWSN.]]]
[[Image:kabul engineer drawing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Engineer's drawing of the Kabul pump. Click to zoom image. Photo: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR_Specification_Rev-1-2006.pdf INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR Specification.] RWSN.]]
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The Kabul pump is a conventional lever action handpump. It is considered to be a lighter version of the [[Indus pump]], and it is a more shallow pump than the [[Indus pump]], yet they both have many similar parts. In addition, parts of the Kabul and [[Afridev pump]] are the same and easily interchangeable.
The Kabul pump is a conventional lever action handpump. The configuration includes an “open top” cylinder: the piston can be removed from the cylinder without dismantling the rising main. The foot valve is retractable with a fishing tool. Kabul body is slightly lighter than the [[Afridev pump]].
===Suitable conditions===
It is suitable for boreholes (with the same casing size as in the [[Afridev pump]]) and [[Traditional hand-dug wells]].<br>
The Kabul pump is considered to be a lighter version of the [[Indus pump]].<br>
===Construction, operations and maintenance===
Pump head, handle and pump stand are made of galvanised steel, pump rods of mild steel, rising main of PVC-U pipe (Ø63 mm), cylinder of PVC-U pipe with brass liner (Ø50 mm), plunger and foot valve are of plastic.
All parts of this pump have a potential for local manufacturing in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Local companies who manufacture PVC-U pipes and have the knowledge of processing engineering plastics are able to produce the “down-hole components”. The cost of the tooling is high and therefore the number of manufacturer will be limited.
===Manuals, videos, and links===
* Complete specifications of the Kabul pump (as well as comparing it to the Indus and Pamir pumps): [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR_Specification_Rev-1-2006.pdf Handpump Specification for: Indus pump, Kabul pump, Pamir pump.] RWSN.
===Acknowledgements===
* [http://www.kawsar-engineering.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=55 Kabul water hand pumps]. Kawsar Water Hand Pumps.
* [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpump-overview/indus-kabul-pamir-pumps Implementation • Handpump Technology: Indus, Kabul & Pamir Pumps]. RWSN.
