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Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Aug 20, 2017, 14:45 IST

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.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

There was also a Girl and Boy Scouts of Afghanistan.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Much of Afghan culture retained its traditional dress and style. Even in Kabul, the bazaars remained much the same.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Following World War II, which Afghanistan stayed out of, the Soviets and Americans competed for rights to build Afghan roadways.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Kids grew up in a safe environment, unafraid of extremist influence.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Women weren't required to wear burqas, but some would still cover up by choice.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

Elementary education, even out in the rural areas, was standard. Kids and citizens alike felt opportunity hinged on education.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

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

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

While urban Afghanistan became modern, rural Afghanistan contained these quaint scenes.

Afghanistan had a national identity, and national style, despite all the 'western' influence.

Astonishing Pictures Of Afghanistan From Before The Wars

An Afghan fair, complete with a ferris wheel.

Yes, both rural and urban, western and south asian, it seemed all of Afghanistan ...

... was on the road to prosperity ... until the wars began ...

You've seen Afghanistan how it used to be ...

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