Kandahar Shopping

  1. Charso Chowk

    In Charso Chowk rugs can be found at much cheaper prices than in Kabul. Traditional Pashtun turbans and the quintessential Kandahari prayer hat, the balotchi, encrusted with a rainbow of plastic gems, can also be found here.

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  2. Kabul Darwaza

    Several good antique stores can be found in Kabul Darwaza, selling all sorts of trash and treasure from the British and Soviet occupations. The tool stores here sell the favoured souvenir of western journalists in the South - opium poppy cutters and scrapers.

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  3. Shaheedan Chowk

    The main shopping areas are located around the three Old City Chowks. Shaheedan Chowk is good for mobile phone cards, moneychangers, toiletries and food.

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