Bruised internal conflicts and foreign intervention in Afghanistan for centuries took a step towards modernization in the mid-20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s have been great strides towards a more liberal and pro-Western lifestyle. Although Afghanistan was officially a neutral country during the Cold War, he also was influenced by both the United States and the Soviet Union, with Soviet equipment and weapons and financial assistance from the United States. At this time, the streets of Afghanistan prevailed relative peace and tranquility in Kabul were built modern building, the veil for a time became optional, the country embarked on a path towards a more open and prosperous society. Progress stopped in the 70s, when a series of bloody coups, invasions and civil wars shocked the country. All steps taken earlier in the direction of modernization, proved futile. The average life expectancy of Afghans who were born in 1960, was 31 year, so the vast majority of the people depicted in the photo, did not survive to the present day.
Roadside vendors on a busy street in Kabul, Afghanistan, in November 1961.
Two Afghan students from the Faculty of Medicine listening to their professor (right), 1962.
Kabul 1968
Kabul, November 1961
US President Eisenhower in Kabul, December 9, 1959, Eisenhower met with the 45-year-old King of Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah to discuss the Soviet influence in the region and an increase in American aid to Afghanistan.
Afghans lined up during the visit of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United States Kabul, December 9, 1959.
Dancers perform on the street during the visit of President Eisenhower in the United States Kabul, December 9, 1959 after a five-hour visit to Kabul by plane Eisenhower went to New Delhi.
Selling fruit and nuts on the market in Kabul, November 1961.
Children on the street in Kabul in November 1961.
Modern traffic lights on the corner of a street in Kabul, May 25, 1964.
Afghans ride in a cart through arid rocky region of Afghanistan in November 1959.
A worker checks a truck Russian production at the plant for the manufacture of chassis for the cars in the center of Kabul. The plant, like many other industries in the Afghan capital, was looted during the reign of the Afghan mujahedeen from 1992 to 1996.
Log in Karkar coal mine, located approximately 12 kilometers from the provincial town of Puli Khumri in northern Baghlan province. Karkar coal deposits at the same time fully meet the needs of Kabul.
Caravan of mules and camels moves along the winding paths Lataband Pass on the way to Kabul, October 8, 1949.
King of Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah and President John F. Kennedy talk in the car on the way to the White House in Washington, DC, September 8, 1963.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (in black hat) and Marshal Nikolai Bulganin make a review of the Afghan guard of honor during a visit to Kabul on 15 December 1955 left the Afghan Prime Minister Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan, behind Foreign Minister Prince Naim.
Street scene in Kabul in November 1966.
City park in Kabul, May 28, 1968.
Now destroyed Kabul-Herat highway that connects the Afghan capital with the Iranian border town of Mashhad.
The modern building of the Ministry of Finance in Kabul, June 9, 1966 The building also houses a restaurant in western style. Fountain had a night light.
Kabul, Afghanistan, in November 1961.
Inside the modern government printing plant in Kabul, June 9, 1966.
Amanullah Khan Palace in Kabul, October 8, 1949, the King of Afghanistan in the early 20th century, Amanullah Khan tried to modernize his country by means of reforms and the elimination of the age-old customs and traditions. He acted on the basis of what he saw during his visit to Europe.
Bazaar in Kabul, December 31, 1969.
Old and new buildings in Kabul, August 1969 In the background at the top of the hill stands the mausoleum of the late King Mohammed Nadir Shah.
An Afghan man leads camels and donkeys through arid mountainous region in November 1959.
King of Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah rides his limousine on the main road Kabul Idga Wat, 1968, Zahir Shah, being the last king of Afghanistan, lived in exile in Rome after the coup in 1973. He returned to Afghanistan in 2002 after the removal of the Taliban from power in Kabul, and died in 2007 at the age of 92 years.
Afghan boys play with a kite, in November 1959.
Selling fruit and nuts on the open market in Kabul, November 1961.
cobbled streets in Kabul, 1951.
A new mosque in the outskirts of Kabul, in November 1961.
Street scene in Kabul, March 26, 1954.
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