Doug Powell's Images of Afghanistan in 1976-78

Images of Afghanistan in 1976-78 by Douglas R. Powell

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	Kabul, the Capital City Capital city Mountain setting of Kabul Smog over Kabul Suburbia Winter over Kabul Traffic in Kabul Cargo carriers High rise area Department store fashion show Itinerant merchant Required female dress Butcher shop Shopping center Winter produce Spinning yarns Close shave Cobbler at work Blacksmith shop Hardware stores

	Snow Reconnaisance in the Fall and Early Winter Lunch on the job Ancient harvest Mountain meadow High elevation farming Mountain village Farmers in the field Alfalfa terraces Backcountry travel Buz kashi, the national sport Rooting section The lineup Game under way Grazing pressure High elevation lakes Camouflaged village Vacation resort Wide open spaces Field vehicle The "Silent City" Winter at "Silent City" Watch tower at top of "Silent City" View from watch tower Giant Buddha in Shangri-La Close-up of giant Buddha Winter in Shangri-La Snowstorm in Shangri-La Road travelers Blackboard on a camel Former empire Snow measuring site Winter preparation Nomadic lifestyle High mountain encampment Moving to winter pastures The very old nomads ride The very young nomads ride Making camp en route to Pakistan Field Hospital

	Winter Scenes and Snow Surveying Winter travel On the road to Tashkent Deep snow near Salang Pass Formidable pass Wind action Difficult travel Measuring snow for water content Travel protection Different winter garb Snowstorm in the Hindu Kush

	Trips to the Bactrian Plain and to Nuristan A grand canyon Citrus belt World cash crop Wetter Nuristan Similar to California Another view of the canyon Isolated village Mountaineers in Kamdesh Lively folk singers Wild country Camel caravan Spring planting Timber crop Close-up of poplars Aerial view Snowmelt Traditional aqueducts Man with a plow Man with a hoe Irrigated field The Blue Mosque Pilgrimage to the Blue Mosque Legacy of Alexander the Great Major export Animal power

	Micellaneous Scenes Habitation at high elevation High elevation travel Glories of the past Mountain village Irrigation Vineyard in winter Grape preservation

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