For Mohammad Wakil (23), social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands with scores of customers at the teeming bazaar where he sells secondhand shoes. He handles filthy bank notes. He disdains hand sanitiser. A mask? Forget about it. âThereâs no coronavirus,â Wakil said in late October as shoppers swarmed his rickety stall. âItâs a lie told by the government.â When the coronavirus pandemic first reached Afghanistan in March, the government struggled to shut down cities and persuade Afghans to wear masks, wash their hands and prac...