Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan

pauldun170 · 06-23-2010, 02:17 PM

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...stan?page=full

Homeslice · 06-23-2010, 02:56 PM

cool shit

derf · 06-23-2010, 03:10 PM

Yeh that looks like the picures I have seen of kabul pre-soviet invasion, however that was just the main city, outside the city peopel still lived in mud huts. Once the soviets invaded and the country was basically destroyed all forms of education and medicine dissapeared, to the point where the literacy rate is in the low teens (I forget the actual number). Add to that the taliban culture and lack of basic services and rights and the country was pushed back into the 13th century. There are still places that we go visit that didnt even know the soviets invaded because they are so isolated, small villages of 100 people that have been intermarrying for hundreds of years.

Amorok · 06-26-2010, 09:55 AM

I bet the kids look...interesting in those places.

06-23-2010, 03:10 PM	#3
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	Yeh that looks like the picures I have seen of kabul pre-soviet invasion, however that was just the main city, outside the city peopel still lived in mud huts. Once the soviets invaded and the country was basically destroyed all forms of education and medicine dissapeared, to the point where the literacy rate is in the low teens (I forget the actual number). Add to that the taliban culture and lack of basic services and rights and the country was pushed back into the 13th century. There are still places that we go visit that didnt even know the soviets invaded because they are so isolated, small villages of 100 people that have been intermarrying for hundreds of years. __________________

06-26-2010, 09:55 AM	#4
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	I bet the kids look...interesting in those places. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

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06-23-2010, 02:56 PM	#2
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	cool shit