Afghan Post is the nationalpostal organization of Afghanistan. It has offices in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, and is getting close to having offices in all 364 districts. Afghan Post is responsible for providing courier services in Afghanistan. It is important to note that most homes in Afghanistan, particularly in older neighborhoods and in the rural areas, still do not have street addresses. Names and other descriptions may be used in place of street addresses. Afghanistan first established mail service in 1870, where it received international recognition. In late 1970s, it had grown into one of the stronger regional postal services, able to send and receive letters from anywhere in the world. During the 1990s, the Afghan postal service was suspended due to a civil war in the country. Sending a letter usually meant having to find someone traveling in the direction of the recipient willing to carry a note and hoping for the best. It gradually began to develop in the mid 2000s during the Karzai administration.
History
The first postal arrangements in Afghanistan are credited to Sher Ali Khan, who established a postal service in the 1860s as part of a program to modernize the country.
Timeline
1870: Establishment of Balahisar Post office in Kabul and a post office in the center of each province of the country serving Primary Postal Services Affairs and Postal Stamps.
1892: A Post Office near the presidential Compound was Established.
1908: Postal Network developed more.
1918: General Directorship of post and Telegraph & Telephone was included in the Organization of the Interior Ministry.
1918: A Post office was established in each of the big cities.
1925: International post services between Afghanistan and British India Government of Via Torkham Border.
1928: General Directorship of Post and Telegraph & Telephone becomes and Independent Administration.
1928: After having joined the world Postal Union and some other individual Company agreement were signed.
1929: Post is conveyed towards Torkham and Kundahar by vehicles.
1929: Various type of deliveries such as Latter, Postcards, Newspapers, Magazine and other printed matters as well as parcels are made inside and outside of the Country.
1934: Title of the Post Administration from General Directorship of Telephone and Telegraph was changed into The Department of Telephone, Telegraph and later on it was elevated to the Ministry of Communication.
