Afghan winters range from cold to severe. In Kabul the temperature regularly drops below freezing. In the northeast — Badakhshan and the high mountain valleys — it can reach −30°C or lower. For most Afghan households, the answer to winter is not a central heating system.
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The samawat is a wood-fired metal urn used to heat and hold water for tea. It is found in homes, chai khanas (tea houses), and workplaces across Afghanistan. Most Afghans have grown up around one.
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Moving money in Afghanistan is a mix of old and new. People use banks, traditional sarafis, and international platforms—each with its own rules, risks, and costs.
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In this post, we are talking about paid passenger transport in Afghanistan. It can be divided into three broad categories: air travel, inter-city road travel, and inner-city transport. This post focuses on the third category: the vehicles people use every day inside cities.
In most Afghan cities, urban transport has never worked through fixed timetables, route maps, or formal stations. People usually learn it by habit: where to wait, which vehicle to take, how much to pay, and when a route is likely to move.
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