Behind the wheel in Kabul
The streets of Kabul, one of the world’s fastest growing cities, are increasingly blocked by cars and buses.
There are few road signs and many potholes and only about a quarter of Afghanistan’s useable roadway is paved.
Still, Afghans are flocking to the city’s driving schools to get their licence.
A speedometer is seen at a driving school in Kabul.
An instructor (right) teaches women during a technical class.
Tahmina talks to her instructor during a practical lesson.
A student hold a book of road signs.
A women attends a class.
An instructor explains traffic signs.
Afghan men attends a class at a driving school.
An instructor (left) teaches a man how to drive.
A teacher explains a car’s mechanics.
A trainee looks at a speedometer.
An instructor teaches a man how to drive.
A school boy waits before crossing a street.
A red traffic light counts down.
Tahmina drives during a practical lesson.
People travel in an overcrowded van.
A traffic policeman directs vehicles on a busy road.
An Afghan man takes an eye test before receiving a driving license at the traffic police department.
Men attend a lesson before receiving a driving license at a traffic police department in Kabul.
Afghan men wait as an official holds their test papers.
A chart of student who completed their driving lessons is seen on a wall at a driving school.
