Khyber restaurant Kabul Afghanistan 1960's
Radio Kabul
Intercontinental Kabul, built in 1969
Intercontinental Kabul, Built in 1969
Afghan School girls.
UNESCO expert from the USSR instructing a class in spectral analysis at the
Faculty of Science, Kabul, 1964.
Kabul University 1970's
Modern Kabul in the 1970's with an up to date electric bus system
King Zahir and other officials in Kabul airport to welcome President Dwight
Eisenhower during a good-will tour to Afghanistan in Dec.1959
Ariana Airlines founded in 1955
Afghanistan Venture, a book written about Afghanistan in the 1950's.
Afghanistan a modern "Star of Asia"
Afghan Clothing, Très chic et Très à la mode
Afghan Model in an Afghan Magazine, Early 1970's. Kabul was once called the
Paris of central Asia
Afghan Model, near the Hindu Kush mountains, Afghanistan
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
The Paris of Central Asia, in the 1960's,70's
Modern Kabul late 60's
Ariana Afghan Airlines flight attendants
Afghan Girl scout leaders
Afghan women of the past, it is only a matter of time, till they take their rightful
place next to men, equals in the eyes of God as well as society
Afghanistan, the Switzerland of Asia.
Kabul 1960's
Kabul Airport 1960's
"Sarobi hydro-power plant on Kabul River is one of the country's foremost power
stations."
With German assistance, Afghanistan built its first large hydropower station,
With German assistance, Afghanistan built its first large hydropower station,
pictured here, in the early 1950s. At the time, it was state of the art.
"Gulbahar Textile Plant is one of the most modern in Asia."
"Furniture display room."
"Phonograph record store."
"Skilled workers like these press operators are building new standards for
themselves and their country."
"A laboratory at the Vaccine Research Center."
Stunning photos. Would love to seen it when it was like this.
ReplyDeleteThese photographs bring back many, many memories, for I spent several months in Kabul in 1970 and 1971. I was delighted to see a shot of the Khyber Restaurant, where I often had lunch. I have to say, however, that the women you saw in the streets weren't often dressed like the ones depicted here. It was -- and still is -- a very, very poor country, so these girls represented the Afghan elite.
ReplyDeleteI remember when myself & a mate "hitchhiked" from Perth W.A. to England 1969 passing through Afghanistan & enjoying a wonderful meal at the Khyber Restaurant.
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