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The Economics of Kiosks

07 Sep 2010

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Surprised to see a satellite phone used as a kiosk – for the customer cost per minute is 10 Afs (0.16 Euro Cents), leaving a …
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KBL Stncl

07 Sep 2010

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The Consequences of Guilty

04 Sep 2010

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I’ve had the very good fortune in the past month to witness three very different accidents: two colliding motorbikes in China; two cars in Afghanistan; …
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Pixel Art/Arabic Script

02 Sep 2010

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Market Tactics

31 Aug 2010

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Wheelbarrows are the Afghan market trader’s display-transport of choice – with the wares on sale -from fruit to underwear. This seller sacrifices one fish to …
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Now Showing

31 Aug 2010

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Didn’t pop inside, but if its anything like my experiences from other working districts
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Thrills

31 Aug 2010



Male libido enhancers for sale on the Kabul streets. Given the high volume of fakes, how do consumers judge what is real? Related presentation …
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Pills

31 Aug 2010

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How to market medication at a illiterate/semi-literate consumer base?
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Spacing

31 Aug 2010

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Any kite that comes too low is fair game – the first person to catch it, owns it – hence the cricket/baseball style person-spacing on …
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