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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Riazat Butt

Afghanistan has been through everything. Now it wants to dust off its postal service and modernize

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In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use mosques as drop points for bills and cash, a “pay and pray” system.

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