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Milli Bus (Pashto/Persian: ملي بس,National Bus), also speltMillie Bus, is a government-run bus service operating acrossAfghanistan. Operations are managed by theAfghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.[1]
TheMilli Bus Enterprise, which runs the service, operates services primarily inKabul, along with services in other areas including thePanjshir Province,Parwan,Kandahar, andMaidan Wardak.[2]
Milli buses are among the cheapest mode of transport in Kabul, often resulting in overcrowding during peak hours.[3]
Milli Bus dates back to the late 1920s. In 1979 the company also operated atrolleybus system. The infrastructure of Millie Bus including parking lots, workshops and administrative sections were destroyed after 1992 due to theoutbreak of civil war in Kabul. It was reported that in 2001, after the Taliban regime ended, only 50 buses were operating in Kabul.[4]Around 1000 buses were received as aid from India, Iran, Japan, and Pakistan over a period of a decade after the downfall of the erstwhile Taliban government.[5] In 2014, it was reported that many of these buses were not operational as they had fallen into disrepair and since most of these buses were imported, the lack of spare parts hindered their repair operations.[6] Under theNational Institution Building Project of theUnited Nations Development Fund, a maintenance department was established and officers and engineers were given training in maintenance of buses as well as other fields such as drivers training byIndian automotive majorTata Motors.[7]
In 2015 Millie Bus operations in Kabul was the subject of a documentary byAriana Television Network.[8]
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