The Afghan Defense University (ADU) is a planned project to house various educational establishments for the military of Afghanistan. The university will be based in the Quarga/Quagheh area of Kabul, Afghanistan on a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) plot that began being cleared in mid-2008, and that previously served a variety of military roles since the Soviet War in Afghanistan. A cornerstone laying ceremony was conducted on April 6, 2010 and the site is expected to open its doors in summer 2010. The total cost for the first phase of work is US$200 million. Institutions that will be located at the ADU include the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (est. 2005).