The Kabul Property Scene
Originally designed for half a million inhabitants, Afghanistan’s sprawling capital city of Kabul now houses more than three million people. NATOChannel takes an in-depth look at housing and the struggling infrastructure surrounding it. Interviews with city officials, property dealers and builders in and around Kabul city. An in-depth look at the current property market, both rental and construction. The Kabul property boom which took off after 2001 shows no signs of slowing, despite wobbles during the recently overcome election impasse. Despite being a benefit for the economy, extensive construction on unplanned and unapproved land is putting a strain on the infrastructure of the city. We look at the work of the municipality’s ‘Kabul Solidarity Programme’, or KSP, which aims to provide basic services to unplanned areas and legally bring them into the government’s fold.