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Kabul is Quick To Import Headache From West: Traffic.

Authors :
Shishkin, Philip
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 9/4/2003, Vol. 242 Issue 46, pA1-A2. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Focuses on the traffic problems in Kabul, Afghanistan as the city wrestles with social and economic change. Number of registered vehicles in Kabul, leading to traffic jams, an overwhelmed road network, and automobile exhaust in the air; Comments from Wilhelm Borgert, a German who advises the Afghan government on police reform, suggesting it is organized chaos; Comments from Muhammed Aref, who issues car registrations, regarding individuals purchasing vehicles; View of author that taxi drivers are one of the few growth industries in Kabul; Number of people living in Kabul, suggesting a lot of people who rely on public transportation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
242
Issue :
46
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
10721586