This is Afghanistan of 1950s and 1960s. Lots of people would think that they will see pictures of a wild, underdeveloped and medieval country with life conditions worse than now.…
Women in Afghanistan were brutally repressed under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001 – but fascinating old photographs show how women there used to live freely.
When you think of Afghanistan's history, you probably don't think of short skirts, nice cars, and liberal 60s styles, but just as Iran looked very different in the 1970s, these historical pictures show that Afghanistan in the 1960s was a very different country than the one that exists today.
A cautionary tale of a vibrant and thriving culture lost in time, these photographs collected on a community Facebook page in Afghanistan are likely to leave you in disbelief. The country we're so often shown today is comparable to a broken medieval society, but not so long ago, the barren landscape
When Miniskirts and Hijabs went together. Glamour Daze takes a look at women's fashion in Afghanistan before the rise of radical Islam
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A look back at the history of Afghanistan.
A cautionary tale of a vibrant and thriving culture lost in time, these photographs collected on a community Facebook page in Afghanistan are likely to leave you in disbelief. The country we're so often shown today is comparable to a broken medieval society, but not so long ago, the barren landscape
A look back at the history of Afghanistan.
Since her first assignment to Afghanistan in Autumn 2001 to document the US-led ‘Occupation Enduring Freedom’ in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, award-winning photojournalist Paula Bronstein has made the country her mission. Returning frequently to intimately document the daily lives of the Afghan people against the backdrop of a brutal and protracted war, Bronstein has captured ongoing challenges in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses against women and increased violence and instability – as well as the stirrings of new hope, including women participating in elections for the first time. On the publication of her new book Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear, Paula Bronstein will join us in conversation with Christina Lamb to discuss her expansive work that intimately captures everyday life in Afghanistan against the backdrop of the 14-year US-led invasion and its enduring legacy.
Before the trail grew cold, you could once catch a bus from London to Delhi with just $45, and for a little extra, you could take the scenic route into the Indian subcontinent via Turkey, Lebanon, Kashmir, Iran and Afghanistan, stopping at hotels, restaurants and cafés along the way that catered alm
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When you think of Afghanistan's history, you probably don't think of short skirts, nice cars, and liberal 60s styles, but just as Iran looked very different in the 1970s, these historical pictures show that Afghanistan in the 1960s was a very different country than the one that exists today.
A cautionary tale of a vibrant and thriving culture lost in time, these photographs collected on a community Facebook page in Afghanistan are likely to leave you in disbelief. The country we're so often shown today is comparable to a broken medieval society, but not so long ago, the barren landscape
Henry S. Bradsher and Henry Burroughs recorded life in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1960s, in color photographs.
When Miniskirts and Hijabs went together. Glamour Daze takes a look at women's fashion in Afghanistan before the rise of radical Islam
Title: Setting Off Description: Two Afghan Women, and their daughters, wait in a queue to board a bus in the Capital. Location: Kabul, Eastern Afghanistan. Circa: 1965
Intercontinental Hotel, Kabul
