Unbelievable Afghanistan Before Talibans & Invasion

A record store in Kabul, 1960s

Afghan performers 

 Ariana Afghan Airlines flight attendants  

Kabul, 1960s

 

Kandahar Airport built in the 1960s

 Foreign visitors camping in Band-e Amir 1970′s    Road tripping in Afghanistan! 

Mothers and children at a city playground.

Kabul University Students at graduation 1960s

    A class/meeting for women – around 1980 

Classroom in Kabul, 1960s

  

“Biology class, Kabul University.”– In the 1950s and ’60s, women were able to pursue professional careers in fields such as medicine. Today, schools that educate women are a target for violence, even more so than five or six years ago.

Fashion designer Safia Tarzi in her Kabul studio, 1969

   Textile store window display 

Afghan ladies at Kabul Airport

 When Afghanistan was in Vogue, December 1969..    In 1969, this was the Afghanistan that greeted the American Vogue team, when they arrived at Kabul’s International airport. There to do a fashion shoot in Kabul showcasing Afghan fashion and the local sites, the result appeared in the December 1969 issue titled “Afghan Adventure”.    Models were photographed against a backdrop of ancient ruins and thriving bazaars.  

Afghan School girls 

Women’s Rally 1980