Serious Images Of Afghanistan In '60s That Show How Brutally Terrorism Has Ravaged The Nation

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.”
[h=3]1. Primary school students dance to music on the playground[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
[h=3]2. A classroom under the trees[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
[h=3]3. An Afghan hound[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
[h=3]4. A classroom in a rural school[/h]

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[h=3]10. Afghan girls returning home from school. Education was open to everyone irrespective of gender.[/h]

[h=3]13. A group of young men share tea and music[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
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[h=3]16. Students at the Higher Teachers College of Kabul where Dr. Podlich, the photographer, worked and taught for two years with UNESCO[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
[h=3]20. A little girl strolls in the marketplace with her sister[/h]
Dr. William Podlich
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to duluxe again.

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If not for the Ivans and the Yankees, Afghanistan wouldn't be in this mess today.

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JohnTan said:

If not for the Ivans and the Yankees, Afghanistan wouldn't be in this mess today.

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It's the Muslims and Islam that destroyed Afghanistan, you idiot!

Look at Japan and Germany. Even after destruction by USA during WW2, it bounced back to become an economical powerhouse. Why so many Islamic countries still in ruin? Look at Africa where majority are Islamic countries. All either in internal conflict or corruption, Even China's corrupted CCP still able to become 2nd largest economy in the world after USA.

Islam is toxic. It dulls and retards your brain.

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UltimaOnline said:

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to duluxe again.

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Never mind, next time. thank, bro.

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Brutal carnage is the only correct way to go. The world is gone fucked due to Western Humanity spoiled everything.

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nkfnkfnkf said:

Brutal carnage is the only correct way to go. The world is gone fucked due to Western Humanity spoiled everything.

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Yes, the west were too humanistic. They should have wipe out the Muslims like they wiped out native Americans Indians.

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[h=3]6. East meets West[/h]


[h=3]8. The smartly dressed school bus driver[/h]

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If i am not mistaken, afghanistan was under pro soviet communist rule. Then the rebels took over and soviets invaded. The long anti soviet wars helped by charlie wilson, a comgressman from texas who hleped raise money to buy arms to rebels. There is movie on this, charlie wilsons war.good movie. Good music. Good humour.
When so iets retreated, US stop funding so afghan has no money to rebuild and that was when the talibans took over.

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this thread is so fucking facepalm.........how do u think afganistan and the middle east ended up in this state?before that they were peaceful moderate thriving countries until the fucking US and the west decided to roll their tanks in and fuck the whole place up on the pretext of removing one regime or dictator or another.......thats how all the fucking mess got started.where do u think taliban,al qaeda and isis came from?from the chaos the Americans started.u should thank ur lucky stars USA didnt invade ur country,god knows how many they have invaded and destroyed already.

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frenchbriefs said:

this thread is so fucking facepalm.........how do u think afganistan and the middle east ended up in this state?before that they were peaceful moderate thriving countries until the fucking US and the west decided to roll their tanks in and fuck the whole place up on the pretext of removing one regime or dictator or another.......thats how all the fucking mess got started.where do u think taliban,al qaeda and isis came from?from the chaos the Americans started.u should thank ur lucky stars USA didnt invade ur country,god knows how many they have invaded and destroyed already.

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Don't be ridiculous. It was Islam that is the root of all these problems. Even Russia was able to recover economically from bankrupted corrupted Communist regime. Islam is the cause of stupidity in the Muslim world.

Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) - Documentary films
[video=youtube;Xx4RDzwyOFY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx4RDzwyOFY[/video]

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Afghanistan used to be one of the most culturally rich economic centers of the world because it was on the silk road. After the Age of Expedition, the new trade routes caused many central Asian cities to become irrelevant.

This is a good preview of what sinkieland will become in a 100 years

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[h=3]5. Rush hour in Kabul[/h]


[h=3]7. Kabul Gorge[/h]



[h=3]9. Peg Podlich (in sunglasses) on a bus bound for Peshawar in Pakistan.[/h]

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Looking at all these pictures, its hard to think that potentially one of these smiling young ones will be the one that grows up to oppress the entire nation, using scorched earth policy..