Old Afghanistan Pictures

[Runner Up]

This was also Afghanistan

[pakistanalltheway]

hard to believe but wow

[akheR]

That was probably Kabul, not Afghanistan.

[Runner Up]

More pics

[Runner Up]

Originally Posted by akheR That was probably Kabul, not Afghanistan.

I thought Kabul was a part of Afghanistan

[IgnitedMind]

Originally Posted by akheR That was probably Kabul, not Afghanistan.

explain?

Are you saying only kabul in afghanistan was like this?

[Myrmidon]

all of afghanistan was in progress around the time of dauod khan


very stable government


pity that whenever anybody pulls out,a civil war occurs

pretty sure when the americans pull out it will be made certain of happening again.

[AFG_Brit]

kabul+ herat+ mazar sharif are still the same.. i don't know about other cities. if things stay the same and no talib/ civil war happens then things can improve even more.

[KingKhanWC]

Sorry, is there a point behind this thread? Of course a nation prospers without invasions and occupations.

[zzebie]

Originally Posted by Runner Up I thought Kabul was a part of Afghanistan

Very cool pics Runner Up. Thanks.

[mithun_minhas]

Those women look like 70's Bollywood women from Raj Kapoor's film.

How things have changed in 30yrs. I wonder what some of those people in the pics who are still alive must be thinking??

[Runner Up]

Black & White pics are 70 to 80 years old and colored ones before Soviet invasion.

[Sultanofswing]

this makes me hate soviet, who started the fall of afghan. and taliban even more who took it from bad to worst. and our own ISI, who wants taliban to come back for their own interest!!

[Runner Up]

Would love to see some more photos and also if there is any good movie made about the Soviet invasion, would love to watch.

[QazzarFan]

Originally Posted by Sultanofswing this makes me hate soviet, who started the fall of afghan. and taliban even more who took it from bad to worst. and our own ISI, who wants taliban to come back for their own interest!!

Thank you! perfect answer...finally, someone with balls to lay down the un-hypocritical, unbiased truth.

[AFG_Brit]

These are some latest images ofImageUploadedByTapatalk1342516445.313769.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1342516453.790036.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1342516462.333780.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1342516469.424970.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1342516475.937208.jpg kabul which i got from google. I will be going to Afghanistan soon inshala and then i will get some more pics and upload them here for people who are interested to see.

[Runner Up]

^^ nice pics

[zzebie]

AFG_BRIT, thanks for the pics, and eagerly waiting for you to upload more pictures.

[pk]

Originally Posted by AFG_Brit kabul+ herat+ mazar sharif are still the same.. i don't know about other cities. if things stay the same and no talib/ civil war happens then things can improve even more.

I visited Kandahar as a kid with my grandfather in Taliban time.I again visited Kandahar 3 months back.It is awesome now when i compare it to Taliban's time.

[freelance_cricketer]

I really wish to see Afghanistan standing alongside prosperous developing countries in near future. Good luck to all our Afghan brothers, great pics.

[saeedhk]

Hope Afghanistan prosper.

[IgnitedMind]

A country which I genuinely wish it does well. Have met a few Afghanistanis in my real life..and I can see the pain they have when they speak about their country. Americans, the taliban and organizations with vested interests have royally screwed the country over..

Great pics.

[the Great Khan]

nice pics, just proves the point, if you just leave people alone to get on with things they prosper, rather than invading them and bombing them to the stone age..

remember the taliban are a symptom of years of brutalitiy..

one reservation and caveat, the above pictures are of the cities what was life like in the dihat? considering the resistance actually rose from the countryside while many rich city folk just packed their bags and left.

[Gabbar Singh]

Originally Posted by KingKhanWC Sorry, is there a point behind this thread? Of course a nation prospers without invasions and occupations.

Originally Posted by the Great Khan nice pics, just proves the point, if you just leave people alone to get on with things they prosper, rather than invading them and bombing them to the stone age.. .

If only it were so simple.

What's the excuse when it comes to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh then? No invasions, no occupation yet for the majority of it's citizens life has not 'prospered' at all over the past few decades.

[AFG_Brit]

Originally Posted by the Great Khan nice pics, just proves the point, if you just leave people alone to get on with things they prosper, rather than invading them and bombing them to the stone age.. remember the taliban are a symptom of years of brutalitiy.. one reservation and caveat, the above pictures are of the cities what was life like in the dihat? considering the resistance actually rose from the countryside while many rich city folk just packed their bags and left.

my parents are from ghazni ( is not a big city and mostly dehat) i went there in 1997 when the talibs were in power and then again i went in 2008. Things had improved so much since then. Unfortunately there is still the talib influence but they don't harrase people like they used to when they were in full power. as for development, things have definitely improved.

[srh]

muslim women wearing skirts = progressive?

[UP]

Hopefully, the ongoing war and the Talibanisation will end.

A peaceful Afghanistan is a must for Asia.

Hoping things improve in the Middle East as well.

[Aampakistani]

what is it like 80% of Afghan GDP is due to NATO spending.. There is no chance of stability once they pull out. I can understand our ISI meddling which albeit is wrong atleast provided a buffer.