Editing Communications in Afghanistan (section)

==Postal service==
{{Further|Afghan Post|Postage stamps and postal history of Afghanistan}}
In 1870, a central post office was established at [[Bala Hissar, Kabul|Bala Hissar]] in Kabul and a post office in the capital of each province. The service was slowly being expanded over the years as more postal offices were established in each large city by 1918. Afghanistan became a member of the [[Universal Postal Union]] in 1928,<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14806350 |title=Kabul: Streets with no names |access-date=September 30, 2011|work=BBC News|date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> and the postal administration elevated to the [[Afghan Ministry of Communications|Ministry of Communication]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afghanpost.gov.af/about.htm|title=afghanpost.gov.af{{Snd}} About}}</ref> Civil war caused a disruption in issuing official stamps during the 1980s–90s war<ref name=fabio>{{cite web|url=http://digilander.libero.it/fabioalarici/a.html|title=Postal Authorities A}}</ref> but in 1999 postal service was operating again. Postal services to/from Kabul worked remarkably well all throughout the war years. Postal services to/from Herat resumed in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/stamps.html|title=Afghanistan @ Stamps|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424040251/http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/stamps.html|archive-date=April 24, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Afghan government has reported to the UPU several times about illegal stamps being issued and sold in 2003 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upu.int/philately/en/2003/002_upu_circular_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216052127/http://www.upu.int/philately/en/2003/002_upu_circular_en.pdf |archive-date=2004-12-16 |url-status=live|title=2003 UPU Circular}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upu.int/philately/en/2007/177_upu_circular_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911074652/http://www.upu.int/philately/en/2007/177_upu_circular_en.pdf |archive-date=2008-09-11 |url-status=live|title=2007 UPU Circular}}</ref>

Afghanistan Post has been reorganizing the postal service in 2000s with assistance from [[Pakistan Post]].<ref name=fabio/> The Afghanistan Postal commission was formed to prepare a written policy for the development of the postal sector, which will form the basis of a new postal services law governing licensing of postal services providers. The project was expected to finish by 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcit.gov.af/Documents/RunningProjects/AfghanPost.pdf|title=Afghanistan Postal commission}}</ref>