21 August 2013

Afghanistan in 1967

In 1967, Professor William Podlich (Arizona State University) took a sabbatical for two years to teach in the College of Teachers in Kabul as part of a collaboration with UNESCO. Besides his teaching activities, Podlich was a prolific photographer, and documented extensively everyday life. For the record, we are a decade before the Soviet invasion (1979).

Back to school for Afghan girls. They were also educated than boys. While in uniform, they were not allowed to wear the burqa to go to school.
Text translated from the original French at Curiosités de Titam.  Galleries of the original photos are at this link.   Note the Paghman Gardens photo location looks a bit different today...


2 comments:

  1. "Retour de l’école pour de jeunes afghanes. Elles étaient aussi éduquées que les garçons. Bien que portant l’uniforme, elles n’étaient pas autorisées à porter la burqua pour se rendre au lycée."

    Return to school for Afghan girls. They were as well educated as the boys. Though in uniform, they were not allowed to wear the burqa going to school.

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  2. that girl sitting on a bench, she is wonderful, can somebody tell who she was? any update?

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