Editing Kabul (section)

==Transportation==
{{Further|Transport in Afghanistan}}
[[File:Flightline at Kabul International Airport.jpeg|thumb|Flightline at [[Kabul International Airport|Hamid Karzai International Airport]] (Kabul International Airport), 2012]]

Kabul has no train service.<ref name="andrewgrantham.co.uk" />

===Air===
[[Kabul International Airport]] is located {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} from the centre of Kabul. It is a hub to [[Ariana Afghan Airlines]], the national carrier of Afghanistan, as well as private airlines such as [[Afghan Jet International]], [[East Horizon Airlines]], [[Kam Air]], [[Pamir Airways]], and [[Safi Airways]]. Regional airlines such as [[Air India]], [[SpiceJet]], [[flydubai]], [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], [[Gulf Air]], [[Mahan Air]], [[Pakistan International Airlines]], [[Turkish Airlines]] and others also had regularly scheduled flights to the airport.

===Road===
The [[AH76]] highway (or Kabul-Charikar Highway) connected Kabul north towards [[Charikar]], [[Pol-e Khomri]] and [[Mazar-i-Sharif]] ({{convert|310|km|mi|abbr=on}} away), with leading roads to [[Kunduz]] ({{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}} away). The [[AH77]] highway went west towards [[Bamiyan Province]] ({{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} away) and [[Chaghcharan]] in the central mountains of Afghanistan. To the south-west, the Kabul-Ghazni Highway went to [[Ghazni]] ({{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} away) and [[Kandahar]] ({{convert|460|km|mi|abbr=on}} away). To the south, the Kabul-Gardez Highway connected it to [[Gardez]] ({{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} away) and [[Khost]]. To the east, the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway went to [[Jalalabad]] ({{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} away) and across the border to [[Peshawar]].

Much of the road network in downtown Kabul consisted of square or circle intersections (''char-rahi''). The main square in the city was Pashtunistan Square (named after [[Pashtunistan]]), which had a large [[fountain]] in it and was located adjacent to the presidential palace, the [[Da Afghanistan Bank|Central Bank]], and other landmarks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baileyaplangandcomp.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/the-square-of-pashtunistan/|title=The Square of Pashtunistan|date=10 February 2015|access-date=3 March 2018|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225748/https://baileyaplangandcomp.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/the-square-of-pashtunistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Massoud Circle]] was located by the [[Embassy of the United States, Kabul|U.S. Embassy]] and had the road leading to the airport. In the old city, Sar-e Chawk roundabout was at the center of Maiwand Road (''[[Jadayi Maiwand]]''). Once all roads led to it, and in the 16th century was called the "navel of Kabul".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8357427.stm|title=The place to take the Afghan pulse|date=12 November 2009|access-date=3 March 2018|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122095657/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8357427.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Shahr-e Naw]] district there were several major intersections: Ansari, Haji Yaqub, Quwayi Markaz, Sedarat, and Turabaz Khan. The latter, named after [[Turabaz Khan]], connected Flower Street and [[Chicken Street]]. There were also two major intersections in western Kabul: the [[Deh Mazang]] Circle and [[Kote Sangi]]. Salang Watt was the main road to the north-west, whereas Asamayi Watt and Seh Aqrab (also called Sevom Aqrab) was the main road to western Kabul.

The steep population rise in the 21st century had caused major congestion problems for the city's roads.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-20509559/traffic-chaos-as-kabul-s-roads-are-improved|title=Roadworks bring traffic chaos to Kabul|work=BBC News|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022103627/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-20509559/traffic-chaos-as-kabul-s-roads-are-improved|url-status=live}}</ref> In efforts to tackle this issue, a 95&nbsp;km outer [[ring road]] costing $110&nbsp;million was approved in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/officials-say-kabul-ring-road-construction-start-soon|title=Officials Say Kabul Ring Road Construction to Start Soon|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120124329/http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/officials-say-kabul-ring-road-construction-start-soon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rta.org.af/eng/2017/09/17/idb-pays-74m-loan-for-construction-of-kabul-city-ring-road/|title=IDB Pays $74m Loan For Construction of Kabul City Ring-Road|date=17 September 2017|website=rta.org.af|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403205325/http://rta.org.af/eng/2017/09/17/idb-pays-74m-loan-for-construction-of-kabul-city-ring-road/|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction would have taken five years and it will run from [[Char Asiab]] via [[Ahmad Shah Baba Mina]], [[Deh Sabz]] ("Kabul New City" development area), the AH76 highway, [[Paghman]] and back to Char Asyab.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.khaama.com/president-ghani-kabuls-ring-road-important-economical-project-3768|title=President Ghani: Kabul's ring road important economical project|newspaper=The Khaama Press News Agency|date=16 August 2015|access-date=25 January 2018|archive-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125193632/https://www.khaama.com/president-ghani-kabuls-ring-road-important-economical-project-3768|url-status=live|last1=Moosakhail|first1=Zabihullah}}</ref> A new bus [[public transport]] service was also planned to be opened in 2018 (see below).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbr.id/english/07-2017/amid_chaos__kabul_gears_up_for_pioneering_metro_bus_service/91148.html|title=Amid chaos, Kabul gears up for pioneering metro bus service|date=17 July 2017|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120124448/http://kbr.id/english/07-2017/amid_chaos__kabul_gears_up_for_pioneering_metro_bus_service/91148.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, the head of the Kabul Municipality announced that 286 meters of pedestrian overpass [[footbridge]]s will be built in eight busy areas "in the near future".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khabarnama.net/blog/2017/09/17/building-fly-overs-in-kabul/|title=در پایتخت؛ شهرداری کابل و ساخت 286 متر پُل هوایی در 8 موقعیت مزدحم شهر &#124;|date=17 September 2017|access-date=25 January 2018|archive-date=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012822/http://khabarnama.net/blog/2017/09/17/building-fly-overs-in-kabul/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Under the Kabul Urban Transport Efficiency Improvement Project that was signed in 2014 and backed by the [[World Bank]], the city has seen widespread improvements in road conditions, including the building of new pedestrian sidewalks, drainage systems, lighting and [[Asphalt concrete|asphalted]] road surfaces. The project runs until 31 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.worldbank.org/P131864?lang=en|title=Kabul Urban Transport Efficiency Improvement Project|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120124136/http://projects.worldbank.org/P131864?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nl4worldbank.org/2017/06/09/urban-transport-program-helps-keep-kabul-clean/|title=Urban Transport Program Helps Keep Kabul Clean|date=9 June 2017|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070308/https://nl4worldbank.org/2017/06/09/urban-transport-program-helps-keep-kabul-clean/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Afghan National Police set up Ring of Steel (4671626066).jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Toyota Corolla (E100)]] at a security checkpoint in 2010]]
Private vehicles had been on the rise in Kabul since 2002, with about 700,000 cars registered as of 2013 and up to 80% of the cars reported to be [[Toyota Corolla]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20130626/BLOG06/130629915/why-the-corolla-is-so-popular----even-in-afghanistan|title=Why the Corolla is so popular – even in Afghanistan|date=26 June 2013|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121001137/http://www.autonews.com/article/20130626/BLOG06/130629915/why-the-corolla-is-so-popular----even-in-afghanistan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082606430_2.html?g=0|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=In Afghanistan, a car for the masses|first=David|last=Nakamura|date=27 August 2010|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112022002/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082606430_2.html?g=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ABC">[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/09/2565599.htm Dodgy cars clogging Kabul's roads] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512090605/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/09/2565599.htm |date=12 May 2009 }}</ref> The number of dealerships had also increased from 77 in 2003 to over 550 by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghanistan/corolla-s-the-car-of-choice-in-kabul-1.112845|title=Corolla's the car of choice in Kabul|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121000003/https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghanistan/corolla-s-the-car-of-choice-in-kabul-1.112845|url-status=live}}</ref> Gas stations were mainly private-owned. Bicycles on the road were a common sight in the city.

===Public transport===
The [[taxicab]]s in Kabul were painted in a white and yellow livery. The majority of these were older model Toyota Corollas. A few Soviet-era Russian cabs were also still in operation.

Long-distance road journeys were made by private [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz coach buses]] or vans, trucks and cars. Although a nationwide bus service was available from Kabul, flying was safer, especially for foreigners. The city's public bus service ([[Milli Bus]] / "National Bus") was established in the 1960s to take [[commuters]] on daily routes to many destinations. The service had about 800 buses. The Kabul bus system had discovered a new source of revenue in whole-bus advertising from [[MTN Group|MTN]] similar to "bus wrap" advertising on public transit in more developed nations. There was also an express bus that runs from downtown to Hamid Karzai International Airport for [[Safi Airways]] passengers.

An electric [[trolleybus]] system operated in Kabul from February 1979 to 1992 using [[Škoda Works|Škoda]] fleet built by a [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] company (see [[Trolleybuses in Kabul]] for more). The trolleybus service was highly popular mainly due to its low price compared to the Millie Bus conventional bus service. The last trolleybus came to a halt in late 1992 due to warfare – much of the [[copper]] [[Overhead line|overhead wires]] were later looted but a few of them, including the steel poles, can still be seen in Kabul today.<ref name="spvd.cz" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://languages.oberlin.edu/blogs/relg270/catherine-lytle-from-gerbils-to-trolleybus/|title=Catherine Lytle: From Gerbils to Trolleybus|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802213225/http://languages.oberlin.edu/blogs/relg270/catherine-lytle-from-gerbils-to-trolleybus/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2017 Kabul Municipality unveiled plans for a [[Kabul bus rapid transit|new bus rapid transit]] system, the first major urban public transportation scheme. It was expected to open by 2018,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kabul Municipality Unveils First Metro Bus System|url=https://tolonews.com/business/kabul-municipality-unveils-first-metro-bus-system|website=TOLOnews|language=en|access-date=21 November 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402171624/https://www.tolonews.com/business/kabul-municipality-unveils-first-metro-bus-system|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kabul municipality unveils new developments in metro bus project|url=https://www.khaama.com/kabul-municipality-unveils-new-developments-in-metro-bus-project-03420/|website=The Khaama Press News Agency|date=12 September 2017|access-date=21 November 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402223206/https://www.khaama.com/kabul-municipality-unveils-new-developments-in-metro-bus-project-03420/|url-status=live}}</ref> but its construction had been hampered. In March 2021, a new city bus service was launched in Kabul using American vehicles built by [[IC Bus]], and accompanied by newly built [[bus stop]]s throughout the city. Five buses entered service on one route which is expected to be expanded to a fleet of 200 buses on 16 different routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ariananews.af/new-bus-service-for-kabul-city-launched/|title=New bus service for Kabul city launched|date=25 March 2021|access-date=24 July 2021|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724150035/https://ariananews.af/new-bus-service-for-kabul-city-launched/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://km.gov.af/6060/%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF|title=Kabul Municipality – شاروالی کابل: بس&zwnj;های شهری شاروالی کابل در سطح شهر آغاز به فعالیت کرد!|publisher=Km.gov.af|date=|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824222947/https://km.gov.af/6060/%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Internet-based participatory planning ===
[[File:An Open Call for participation in Kabul city.jpg|thumb|left|Kabul city announced open calls through the Kabul municipality's HP and its Facebook page, to participate in town meeting and planning process]]
[[File:Kabul mayor speaking during solid waste discussion league.png|thumb|Kabul mayor [[Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy]] speaking with league management during the inauguration ceremony of first ever internet-based solid waste discussion league in 2021]]
[[File:MoU between Kabul and NITech.png|thumb|A [[memorandum of understanding]] signed by Kabul City [[mayor]] Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz and [[Nagoya Institute of Technology]] [[executive director]] in 2019]]

In 2019, the [[Nagoya Institute of Technology]], in partnership with the Kabul city Municipality, jointly agreed to deploy a digital platform, called D-Agree in urban planning to provide support for stakeholders to promote meaningful public participation and help reach consensus in Kabul city planning process.<ref name="Un2022">{{cite report|title=Regional Commissions report on the progress on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda (2019–2022)|date=2022|publisher=United Nations|page=19|url=https://www.un.org/ecosoc/sites/www.un.org.ecosoc/files/files/en/2022doc/UNECE-QR-report.pdf}}</ref>

From September 2019 until the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)]] in August 2021, the platform was used on behalf of Kabul Municipality to moderate more than 300 Kabul city-related planning discussions.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://km.gov.af/3436/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86)|title=Kabul Municipality - شاروالی کابل: اطلاعیه&zwnj;ی اشتراک در بحث آنلاین!|website=km.gov.af|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927210801/https://km.gov.af/3436/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86)|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=What are the priorities of Kabul municipal districts|date=2020|publisher=Kabul City Municipality|url=https://km.gov.af/3201/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84)|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607060904/https://km.gov.af/3201/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84)|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In these discussions, more than 15,000 citizens participated in planning activities hosted by D-Agree and generated more than 71,000 opinions which catalogued into [[issue-based information system]] regarding urban-related thematic areas.<ref name="Un2022" />
Despite the [[Taliban]] take-over, D-Agree will continue to play an important role in facilitating urban planning and infrastructure-related consultations.<ref>{{cite report|title=女性の絵消した」「タリバンを拒絶」…アフガニスタン人の本音 日本のIT会社が公開|date=2021|publisher=The Asahi Shinbun|url=https://globe.asahi.com/article/14421938|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820055841/https://globe.asahi.com/article/14421938|url-status=live|archive-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, [[United Nations]] reported that D-Agree Afghanistan is used as a digital and smart city solutions in [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="Un2022" /><ref name="Thetrans2022">{{cite report|title=The Transition of Asian and Pacific Cities to a Sustainable Future:Accelerating Action for Sustainable Urbanization|date=2022|publisher=Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|page=23|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/knowledge-products/Regional-Partners-Forum-Outcome-Report-20220318.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705004656/https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/knowledge-products/Regional-Partners-Forum-Outcome-Report-20220318.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>

D-Agree, is a discussion support platform with [[artificial intelligence]]–based facilitation.<ref name="HadfiHaqbeenSahabIto2021">{{cite journal|last1=Hadfi|first1=Rafik|last2=Haqbeen|first2=Jawad|last3=Sahab|first3=Sofia|last4=Ito|first4=Takayuki|date=August 2021|title=Argumentative conversational agents for online discussions|journal=Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering|volume=30|issue=4|pages=450–464|doi=10.1007/s11518-021-5497-1|pmid=34054250|pmc=8143987}}</ref> The discussion trees in D-Agree, inspired by [[issue-based information system]], contain a combination of four types of elements: issues, ideas, pros, and cons.<ref name="HadfiHaqbeenSahabIto2021" /> The software extracts a discussion's structure in real time based on IBIS, automatically classifying all the sentences.<ref name="HadfiHaqbeenSahabIto2021" />