In the centre of Kabul there is an infamous area whose reputation precedes itself. Though difficult to believe, this reputation is actually dwarfed by the raw smell of human excrement that engulfs this place. We are talking about Pule Sukhta, Kabul's heroin city. Under a giant bridge, tens of thousands addicts have set up their home and these resident's waking lives are determined by the local narcotic. Those who live in Pule Sukhta are barred from Kabul's society, but simultaneously an independent social structure with rules for coexistence has been cultivated; this framework keeps the ever-growing community alive. Pule Sukhta is many things at the same time, but it is clearly a symptom of the ubiquitous Afghan crisis, a terminus and extremely dangerous place - even by Afghan standards.