Friday 22 January 2016

Images Of Afghanistan In The 60s

In 1967, Dr William Podlich left his teaching job at a university in the USA and joined UNESCO to train teachers at a college in Kabul, Afghanistan. His wife and two daughters, Peg and Jan, joined him. These images were taken before the Soviet invasion of 1979 and paint a picture of a modern and thriving country, unlike the images of its war-torn present that we associate with today. 
“When I look at my dad’s photos, I remember Afghanistan as a country with thousands of years of history and culture,” recalls Peg Podlich. “It has been a gut-wrenching experience to watch and hear about the profound suffering, which has occurred in Afghanistan during the battles of war for nearly 40 years. Fierce and proud yet fun loving people have been beaten down by terrible forces.”

1. Primary school students dance to music on the playground

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2. A classroom under the trees

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3. An Afghan hound

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4. A classroom in a rural school

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5. Rush hour in Kabul

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6. East meets West

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7. Kabul Gorge

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8. The smartly dressed school bus driver 

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9. Peg Podlich (in sunglasses) on a bus bound for Peshawar in Pakistan.

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10. Afghan girls returning home from school. Education was open to everyone irrespective of gender.

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11. The Salang Tunnel, located in Parwan province, is a link between northern and southern Afghanistan crossing the Hindu Kush mountain range under the difficult Salang Pass. The Soviet-built tunnel opened in 1964.

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12. Peg and Jan Podlich at Paghwan Gardens. It was destroyed in the 2001 US invasion

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13. A group of young men share tea and music

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14. A man fries 'Jilabee' or Jalebi in the dessert

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15. A staff member of the American International School Kabul (AISK) walks across the parking lot.

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16. Students at the Higher Teachers College of Kabul where Dr. Podlich, the photographer, worked and taught for two years with UNESCO

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17. Peg and her classmates at AISK

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18. Jan Podlich shopping for traditional scarves

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19. A young boy decorates cakes

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20. A little girl strolls in the marketplace with her sister

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21. Guard Duty at the King's Palace

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22. A candid image of an Afghan teacher

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23. A gas station outside Kabul

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24. Kings Hill in Paghman Gardens

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25. Two young Afghan men walking home

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26. A hillside near Kabul

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27. Chemistry being taught in a mud-walled classroom

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28. Masjid Shah-e-do Shamsheera in Kabul

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29. Repair work in progress

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30. The Afghan Army parades through Kabul

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31. Afghan military band

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32. People gathered to celebrate the New Year

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33. A street-side vendor selling kebabs

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34. Laundry and swimming in the Kabul River

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