Islam Qala (Persian:اسلام قلعهEslām Qalʿeh), also transliterated Eslam Qaleh, Eslam Qala or Islam Kala, also known as Kafar Qaleh, is a border town in the western Herat province of Afghanistan, near the border with Iran. It is the official port of entry from neighboring Taybad, Iran.
Islam Qala is part of the Kohsan District in Herat Province and is linked to the city of Herat via the Islam Qala-Herat Highway. Trade between Afghanistan and Iran passes through this town.
The town was the site of an important victory against the Persians. At 1818 the Afghan Vizier defeated the Persian invasion at the Battle of Kafir Qala.
During the first two weeks of March, outflow movements at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan showed a modest decline as compared to February’s figures ... at Islam Qala has fallen below 12,000.