In 1967, Dr William Podlich joined UNESCO to train teachers at a college in Kabul, Afghanistan. His wife and two daughters, Peg and Jan, joined him and 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.
1. Primary School Students Dancing
2. Classroom under trees
3. Rural School classroom
4. Rush Hour
5. East and West
6. Kabul Gorge
7. School Bus Driver
8. Bus Bound for Peshawar, Pakistan
9. Girls returning home from School
10. Paghwan Gardens
11. Young men
12. Jalebi preparation
13. Staff Member walking across the yard- American International School, Kabul
14. Classroom at AISK
15. Shopping
16. Guard’s Duty at King’s Palace
17. Candid Image
18. Gas Station
19. Chemistry Classroom
20. Afghan Army
21. Afghan Military Band
22. New Year Celebrations
By: Archa Dave
