The extent to which social activities take place out on the streets, in the home or, as in Afghanistan – around the family compound and …



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The wedding singer district: the extent to which and reasons why particular businesses cluster around one physical location.
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At the beginning of every journey the driver touches the prayer, blesses the ride.
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A turba (clay prayer stone) available for purchase close to the mosque in Murad Khane, Kabul’s old city. The district has been transformed in the past …
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Four heaters serving up boiling water to the traders around Kabul’s Pul-e Khishti Mosque, with a box of tea-pots, fresh tea leaves, and a container …
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Most shops and business cards in Kabul include either two or three mobile phone contact numbers as a convenience for their customers – call costs …
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Came across this beautiful classroom whilst assistant tried to break onto a shopping complex roof: in the Afghan context a classroom is somewhere to gather; …
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A subtle variation of writing ‘door’ on doors in Kabul.
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Packaging for the local stimulant Nasvai, widely available downtown Kabul. Compare and contrast the packaging to Tajikistan here and enjoy this write-up of side-effects from the …
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