Afghanistan From Before The Wars

On the left is a picture showing the photographer's daughter in a pleasant park. On the right is that same park 40 years later..

Even in the 60s, this blonde attracted looks in Afghanistan..

Many wore nice western clothes in the 60s..

Afghanistan had a modern military since reforms by King Amanullah Khan in the 1920s..

A nice car drives through a nice tunnel..

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Girls and boys in western style universities and schools were encouraged to talk to each other freely..

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Unlike current roads in Afghanistan, roads in the 60s were well kept and generally free of wear and tear..

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Signs of prosperity dotted the urban landscape, showing off a solid upper class of Afghanistan..

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One of a few American schools in Afghanistan shows just how stable the country once was..

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Fruit markets stayed largely the same, despite all the advancements, and they became a staple of Afghan culture..

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Still much of the city maintained its cultural identity through architecture..

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Even so, there was much western influence in the newer homes and businesses..

Nationalism grew, as people identified with the nation rather than with tribes..

There were movie theaters, libraries, chemistry labs, and on the outskirts of the city, large factories, churning out products. .

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Via:Business Insider.com