Women of Afghanistan then and now: Pictures that show how life went horribly wrong
Kabul university students at their graduation in 1960.
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Music was a popular art form back in 1960's. Social events with music were all the rage, and common source of entertainment.
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Afghan women stepping out of the Kabul airport.
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This is not a scene out of an Hollywood movie. It is Afghanistan, a lecture in progress to be precise.
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What now seems outlandish, Kabul once magnetized hordes of tourists from around the world, who visited the city to soak in the beauty and culture of the capital.
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Afghan girl scouts attending a school event during 1950's/60's.
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Kabul university had a mixed gender ratio back in time. The Faculty of Medicine was immensely popular department, attended by many female students.
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Though music is now banned in areas governed by hardliners, it was not so sixty years back. This particular record store in Kabul engrossed numerous patrons, mostly women.
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Once upon a time in Afghanistan, women were free to get dolled up, and walk the streets without the fear of being pounced upon by the Taliban. Sadly, the freedom lies in the gone era.
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Afghanistan, a word synonym with women oppression and gender brutality! The name alone paints a picture of pathos, ruin, and despotism. A recent mob lynching of a young Afghan woman, who was accused of blasphemy, validates the fact, that the country is nothing more than a banana republic.
While the world has evolved over the last two decades, Afghanistan on the other hand has regressed to the stone age.
One blaring disparity between now and then, is in the lives of common Afghan women. An almost extinct sight now, the cobbled streets of Kabul were filled with women walking to college and work, dressed in vibrant colours and flaunting fashion to their heart's content in the 1950's.
While pictures speak louder than words, we bring to you a shocking revelation of the anguished transition.
