The History of Afghanistan from 1950’s By:Molly Rowland, Maddie DeZordo, and Nicole Mazzone:) ubpeEgE

Afghanistan once had Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. In the 1950s and '60s, such programs were very similar to their counterparts in the United States, with students in elementary and middle schools learning about nature trails, camping and public safety. But scouting troops disappeared entirely after the Soviet invasions in the late 1970s

1953 Prince Mohammad Daoud becomes Prime Minister.

In the 1950s purdah (gendered separation) was abolished

Children in a Kabul street, November, 1961

“As a girl, I remember my mother wearing miniskirts and taking us to the cinema. My aunt went to university in Kabul.” - Horia

Girls in Afghanistan in the 1960s

The Afghan communist party assumed power in the 1970s

In 1975 Daoud Khan presents a new constitution.

In 1978 sign a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union. Afghan guerrilla (Mujahideen) movement is born.

These are the normal looking woman you would see today if they weren't forced to become refugees, or forced to wear a burqa under the Taliban rule in 1978.

Afghanistan changed their flag in 1978 Before After

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