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This is a collection of rare pictures from Afghanistan. The pictures taken on 1950s and 1960s show the daily life of Afghani people. 
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In 1967, Dr. William Podlich, an amateur photographer and college professor, took a leave of absence from his job at Arizona State to work with UNESCO in Kabul, bringing his wife and daughters along with him. It was here that Podlich documented Afghanistan, at a time before the U.S. invasion, Russian war, and Marxist revolution had […]
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In the dusty triangle where Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan meet, there is more than one war going on.
Geopolitically, there is a fascinating confluence of competing interests at this border. This is "the scariest little corner of the world." It's a dangerous place that is often beyond the authority of any of state. It also represents (depending on how you divide the world up) at the intersection of the three major regions in the area: Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia.
Tags: Afghanistan, political, borders, MiddleEast, SouthAsia, Central Asia, unit 4 political.
Cam E's curator insight,
March 4, 2014 11:35 AM
A meeting of different worlds at a border. I can't imagine the things one would see or hear living or growing up on a border of conflict such as this. Refugees are a common site, and no authority can dominate the others, making the area effectively lawless. 
Maria la del Varrio's curator insight,
December 13, 2014 3:19 PM
This note talk about the place in the desert where three hostile countries confront each other on the infinite war. 
Matt Danielson's curator insight,
October 30, 2018 11:17 PM
This lawless region with no government control seems it can be a dangerous region, but also a region were Afghanistan's people can attempt to seek a better life. It reminds me in some ways of the border region with Mexico and the Us. How smugglers try to sneak people in, and deportations occurring, and criminals taking advantage of this situation.
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The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium.”, Afghanistan, Donald Trump, Lithium, rare earth minerals, United States,
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We tend to look at Afghanistan through the lens of conflict, with good reason. Deaths of American forces recently reached 2000 in the 11 years since US involvement in the country began.
Yes, Afghanistan is a war-ravaged country; but it is also a place that families call home and where children play. This photo essay is a nice glimpse into ordinary lives in Central Asia.
Tags: Afghanistan, images, culture, Central Asia.
Jason Schneider's curator insight,
March 3, 2015 1:09 PM
It appears that Afghanistan has a poor economy. It's lifestyle is definitely different from the way we live in the United States. The buildings are not as well-developed as the buildings in New York City and Chicago. Also, Afghanistan seems to lack cleanliness which allows diseases to spread throughout the country, and perhaps throughout small parts of other countries that border it. 
Alex Vielman's curator insight,
November 19, 2015 12:34 AM
It is important to remember that, besides all the problems, attacks, and battles/wars that are occurring in countries such as Afghanistan, people are still living there daily lives. The people of Afganistan still work, children play in the streets, and there is still laughter amongst the chaos. Through over a decade of war, thousands of people have died from both the US and Afghan soldiers. It is very concerning that nothing stops even if a disaster occurs. These people live there lives everyday perhaps not knowing what will happen next. Especially now, with the ISIS issues and Al Qaida issues, thousands of people are suffering. These images show daily lives of Afghans, carrying on in the face of bitter warfare and economic hardship. These images show people living in this region and one can easily compare to other regions that Afghans have it a lot harder than many other regions around the world. 
Matt Ramsdell's curator insight,
December 7, 2015 4:06 PM
Daily life in Kabul is a daily struggle as one of the most impoverished places in the world. They suffer from a lack of infrastructure to the lack of medicine in the hospitals. Many of the invasions that have occued have weakened a already weak country. That has led to many deaths and much fighting on the area. These images show many of the struggles that pepople go through on a daily basis. This was not just the people being in poverty but with the wars and stuff that have happened there has to led them to be even more worse off. |
