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food rationing has been a norm in afghnistan from before the communists to communists and i'm not sure if its still the case
people who worked for government, which was almost everyone, had a ration card, they used to call is koopan (coupon) and with that one got wheat flour, oil, sugar and tea i think soap for washing clothes was also included. and of course it was free, so even if the gov job did not pay much the ration card was the big attraction for most poor families, but everyone used the ration card
the worst part about the ration card was the long waits and sometimes there would no supply. for instance when masood blocked the salang highway in 1987, suddenly there was no food in kabul and people would line up for bread in the middle of the night. the father of nation was starving its children
people who worked for government, which was almost everyone, had a ration card, they used to call is koopan (coupon) and with that one got wheat flour, oil, sugar and tea i think soap for washing clothes was also included. and of course it was free, so even if the gov job did not pay much the ration card was the big attraction for most poor families, but everyone used the ration card
the worst part about the ration card was the long waits and sometimes there would no supply. for instance when masood blocked the salang highway in 1987, suddenly there was no food in kabul and people would line up for bread in the middle of the night. the father of nation was starving its children