In the older days there were different streets for different trades in Kabul, such street like Hatters, Butchers, Flower Sellers, Blacksmiths and so on, Chicken Sellers Street, that is litteral translation of the name from Farsi, was one of them. Names of places should never be translated to another language, but somehow in the past 14 years some names in Kabul got translated by people who did not know, and maybe to pander to the foreigners. Anyways, since that street is centrally located in Kabul, in the 60s or so it became the main antique bazaar in Kabul, however the old name stuck, and once it was translated to English, the Sellers part was droped and now you have Chicken St, but the locals still call it by the original name. I hope that answered your question.
And for the OP, I don't think it would hold an edge for long.
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