Amazing Pictures of Afghanistan Before the Soviets Invaded

Its hard to believe these pictures are of Afghanistan, they look like they could easily be from the U.S.  These pictures were taken in the 1950s and 1960s, illustrating daily life in Kabul.  Once you get over the initial shock of the images, the cultural shock remains.  Women attended Kabul University and walking around by themselves.  Although we often think of them as a country that never left the middle ages, they truly were once a thriving country.  It goes to show that any country, torn by war for so long, can slip backwards into the most primitive state.