To the northeast is Kabul, the capital. Civil war since 1992. The official languages are Pashtu and Dari Persian. At the time of writing, no telephone, fax, telex, telegram or postal services are available. In general, there is normally a severe shortage of lines for operator-connected international calls.
Airmail usually takes one week to reach Europe.
The Kabul Times is the main English-language newspaper. From time to time these change.