Table of contents:
- 1. Students of the Faculty of Medicine
- 2. Government printing house
- 3. Architectural monument
- 4. Street scene
- 5. Visit of the President of the United States
- 6. Meeting of President Eisenhower
- 7. Performances in the streets
- 8. MiG-15 fighters and Il-28 bombers
- 9. Sale of fruits and nuts
- 10. Local kids
- 11. Local population
Video: Unique photographs taken in Afghanistan in the middle of the 20th century
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-10 02:10
In the 1950s, liberal reforms began in Afghanistan, thanks to which the country embarked on a development path similar to the European one. But everything was not easy - in a feudal and impoverished country, a confrontation arose between the left proletariat, which followed the intelligentsia, and dark radical Islamic conservatives. But it was at that time that the veil was removed from Afghan women for the first time.
1. Students of the Faculty of Medicine
2. Government printing house
3. Architectural monument
4. Street scene
5. Visit of the President of the United States
6. Meeting of President Eisenhower
7. Performances in the streets
8. MiG-15 fighters and Il-28 bombers
9. Sale of fruits and nuts
10. Local kids
11. Local population
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