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  • Kabul: Streets with no names

    09/30/2011 2:15:55 PM PDT · by Cardhu · 18 replies
    BBC Persian ^ | September 29th 2011 | Tahir Qadiry
    There are few formal street names or house numbers in Kabul - so just how does a postman deliver the mail? For the postmen of Kabul, navigating the maze of the city is a daunting task. It is a city of more than four million people and one in which hundreds of homes and streets are being developed every year. There are few street names and house numbers, and the Central Post Office has yet to introduce a full postal code system. There is often little information to work with So how does a letter find its way to the...