A set of color photos show Afghanistan in a very different light.
A Lifetime Ago: The Elegance Of 1920s Afghanistan
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Explorers at the Farah Citadel, in western Afghanistan. The citadel is still standing today.
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A fountain at rest in Kabul.
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The Darul Aman Palace, on the outskirts of Kabul. The palace was another project of Amanullah Khan’s, but after Islamic hard-liners forced him from power in 1929 its construction was stalled.
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A rear view of Darul Aman Palace. After the chaos of the 1980s and 1990s, the bullet-pocked palace became a symbol of Afghanistan’s lawlessness, but an Afghan initiative aims to restore the palace in time for the centenary of Afghan independence in August 2019.