▁this ▁connection ▁with ▁Afghan istan . ▁They ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁these ▁Afghan ▁r ul ers ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁and ▁are ▁pal aces ▁are ▁a ▁mini ature ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁pal atial ▁structures ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁k ings ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁The ▁Bal ah iss ar ▁Palace ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁turned ▁into ▁Mus so orie ' s ▁W yn berg ▁Allen ▁School . ▁Do on - based ▁her itage ▁enthus iast ▁Gh ans hy am ▁told ▁the ▁Times ▁of ▁India , ▁" The ▁police ▁station ▁at ▁Kar an pur ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁royal ▁guard ▁room ▁of ▁Y ako ob ▁way ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁The ▁elect rical ▁office ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Survey ▁Ch ow k ▁was ▁the ▁royal ▁servant ▁qu arters ." ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁royal ty , ▁Y ak ub ▁Khan ▁and ▁his ▁grand son ▁S ard ar ▁Az im ▁Khan ' s ▁family ▁have ▁integrated ▁with ▁the ▁main stream ▁of ▁De h ra ▁Dun ▁life . ▁The ▁Do on ▁connection ▁was ▁rev ived ▁when ▁Z ah ir ▁Shah , ▁the ▁last ▁king ▁of ▁Afghan istan , ▁while ▁under going ▁treatment ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁expressed ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁meet ▁his ▁Do on ▁c ous ins ▁but ▁the ▁meeting ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁away . A sh raf ▁Gh ani , ▁the ▁current ▁President ▁of ▁Afghan