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Haqdoost is happy with how easily and quickly things are getting done under the new administration. 

Haqdoost 对新政府领导下的工作进展顺利且迅速感到满意。 

“House prices have risen by almost 40 percent,” he said. “In the last three years, we have sold almost 400 properties. It wasn’t like that before.”

“房价上涨了近 40%，”他说。“在过去的三年里，我们已经出售了近 400 处房产。以前不是这样的。

”Business is good for Haqdoost. He employs 1200 workers, including women who only deal with female buyers. 

Haqdoost 的生意很好。他雇佣了 1200 名员工，其中包括只与女性买家打交道的女性。 

Haqdoost said most purchasers bring their wives along because women often make decisions when it comes to real estate purchases — even in a nation that critics say oppresses women. “They decide whether to buy the house or not,” he said. 

哈克杜斯特表示，大多数购房者都会带着妻子一起去，因为在购买房地产时，女性往往会做出决定——即使在一个批评者认为压迫女性的国家也是如此。“他们决定是否买房子，”他说。 

Afghans often host visiting friends or family in their homes. So wealthy buyers want houses with a garden, gym, swimming pool, rooms for visitors and at least one kitchen. 

阿富汗人经常在家中接待来访的朋友或家人。因此，富有的买家希望房屋带有花园、健身房、游泳池、访客房间和至少一个厨房。

Since most of Haqdoost’s buyers are from overseas, their tastes are influencing the homes. They want houses with central heating, double-pane windows and elevators, and things like dining tables and beds. 

由于 Haqdoost 的大多数买家来自海外，他们的品味正在影响着房屋。他们想要有中央供暖系统、双层玻璃窗、电梯以及餐桌和床之类的东西的房子。

Kabul’s population was around 500,000 in the year 2000. Now it is more than 5 million. To make Kabul more livable, city officials are busy building and repairing roads, putting in streetlights, planting trees