A set of color photos show Afghanistan in a very different light.
A Lifetime Ago: The Elegance Of 1920s Afghanistan
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A triumphal arch in the Paghman gardens near Kabul. The arch commemorates the victims of the 1919 war against the British, which is known in Afghanistan as the War of Independence. The top of the structure was blasted off during fighting in the Soviet-Afghan war in the 1980s but has since been restored.
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The Paghman gardens. The public estate was built in the early 1900s by Amanullah Khan.
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A fountain in the Paghman gardens. Most buildings there were destroyed during the waves of fighting in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A European woman strolling through the Paghman gardens. Today the area is used for dog-fighting contests.