Atia Abawi

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Reporting for NBC News

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Afghan women in the 1940s.  Hard to believe it's the same country of today.

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796 days ago

Afghan women in the 1940s. Hard to believe it's the same country of today.

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bahaaraa 20 days ago

I miss the old times

alexcree 795 days ago

In agreement with msbahari. Village women never looked like this.

ssurrai 796 days ago

This pic reminds me of women attending um kulthum concerts in 50s,60s seldom any with a scarf, compared to 80% with 7ijab now

msbahari 796 days ago

these women present small fraction of the Afghan community, this is why it did not last!

AlyzabethM 796 days ago

Wow. How the hell did it go from that to what it is today so quickly? And how can we change it back even quicker?

JoannaVroom 796 days ago

Wow they look so westernised. Almost like my Mum did.

BaffaMustapha 796 days ago

Its absolulty true,without mentioning #Afghan,i would have never guess it.