Afghanistan before the Russian Invasion (Documentary, 1979)

This film is a glimpse of the traditional life of the Afghan people, their culture and their music, just before the Russian intervention in 1979.
Original title: In The Shadow Of The Caravans
A film by Ron Orders
© 1979, Licensed by Cinecontact
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[@MrTraveller1]

This documentary has really taken me back to my travels in Afghanistan in 1974 and 1976. I travelled in trucks, buses and even Russian mini-trucks. The Afghans were always hospitable , friendly full of laughter and curiosity. It saddens me very deeply that since the end of 1979 the Afghan people have continually suffered foreign intervention and internal strife. I believe it is the heart of person that defines him or her and the heart of the population that defines a country. That was well captured in the portrayal of Afghanistan in this documentary it is not what we are seeing in images coming out of Afghanistan today.

[@mresistenciaviva]

Its the military industrial complex with very few individuals in government and corporations that profit out of the misery of peaceful countries.

[@darenzy]

Foreign intervention being the keyword. The thing about post 1990's is that it wasn't a foreign intervention but an occupation. Don't forget the Soviets were engaged by the invitation of legally elected government, while USA wasn't.

[@mresistenciaviva]

​ @Darko Darenzy It doesn't matter what's considered legal or ilegal to someone's standards; solely the fact that a military power from another country enters your nation, it is already creating gaps of opportunity for those who feed of wars and chaos. The super elite plays on both sides.

[@darenzy]

@@mresistenciaviva Its not about the someone's standards, USA created and armed the Talibans, in order to counter Soviet influence, weather you like it or not its all the fault of USA itself.

[@mresistenciaviva]

@@darenzy Just step back and see the bigger picture, and i'll explain in few words for you "there are many factions in a country that fight each other", so does AFG. Now behind those factions, there are those who funnel money to BOTH sides. This is not a easy saying "its the USA faults". Watch what happens in the AZ Audit. Taliban taking over was PLANNED by the Good guys.

[@johnculz8854]

I traveled through Afghanistan in ,1975 this video takes me back

[@aurinkobay7118]

could you share some memories? thank you!

[@Sarah.Riedel]

My dad passed though Afghanistan as well as Iraq, Iran and much of the Levant on his trip around the world in 1960 - he said complete strangers invited him into their homes for meals and to stay the night, they were extremely open and friendly to Westerners back then. My mom's sister was also in the Peace Corps in Kabul a few years later. She still speaks Farsi (Dari).

[@sudarshan3965]

How did you managed to travel in those times.

[@Sarah.Riedel]

@@sudarshan3965 not sure if you're speaking to me or the OP but back then you could just cross the border like it was any other border crossing - he stopped off at his local consulate before entering and would get his tourist visa put in his passport, get his health cert if necessary (you had to show you were TB-free and had had malaria shots in some countries) and that was that. Those countries were far, far less restrictive than they are now.

[@mujahidkhanmujahidkhan3602]

The golden time of afgans

[@qamarqammar7629]

I traveled in Afghanistan in 1975 and 1976. Like many others I fell in love with this beautiful country and its famously hospitable people. While the video does not show it, the mosques and bazaars and public spaces in towns like Herat or Mazar-i-Sharif were always very lively and full of people - men children and women too. I experienced no difficulties in my travels as a woman, and was treated with tolerance, respect, and kindness. It saddens me that this gracious and ancient land has suffered as it has now for 40 years, as there are no people more worthy of peace.

[@jeb419]

What made you decide to go there. Clearly it looked very interesting and I wish I could have seen it during these times. Where did you visit from?

[@jefketheboss4009]

@@jeb419 In those times terrorisme or radical islam was unknown for the world back then....

[@matty6848]

Yes so I’ve heard. I used to work with a old Pakistani man and he said him and his friends would regularly drive through and visit Afghanistan for trade. He said it was completely safe and hospitable. He said he never got any trouble including visiting westerners..

[@MshAhmxiO1]

How were the local women treated I wonder? As this film indicates they were a "commodity".

[@qamarqammar7629]

@@matty6848 Oh yes he told you the truth. Trade was very open, with trucks driving through all the borders to Iran and Pakistan. Afghanistan was full of people from all the neighboring countries and of course also westerners. It was very lively and open to foreigners. I saw people of all nationalities there.

[@rubys2980]

I am an Afghan and it was hard for me to watch this. I have been told by my mom and grandparents how peaceful Afghanistan was. That people had pride and dignity. They were tolerant of different religions and people. Foreigners were welcomed and treated with respect. While it was poor country, there was not much corruption. Unfortunately I have not experienced any of those things as I was born during the endless war. I wonder when will the suffering end for my country? How much can a population suffer? I can only hope that Afghanistan sees some peace and stability in my lifetime, it is about time.

[@qamarqammar7629]

I pray for peace for your beautiful country.

[@earlysda]

Ruby, sadly, your parents and grandparents did not know the real Afghanistan. Read up on some history of your own country to learn the truth.

[@gaminghub2472]

Pakistan is one of the problems. Your country should be free from any Foreign intervention or any forms of controls from foreign power.

[@zsoltberces3378]

@@earlysda So good to know, that you know better the life of Afghanistan from books, than an Afghan from real life in Afghanistan.

[@earlysda]

@@zsoltberces3378 Zsolt, you are welcome.

[@davidcufc]

The commentator in this film appears to have a better grasp of Afghan society and what motivates the Afghanis than modern day politicians.

[@nejuw]

@Stanley D Stupid 'woke' word. Anyone that uses it should not be taken seriously.

[@NicoKupfer]

You are assuming that modern day politicians know about politics - or about any subject, really... - probably why you got confused

[@daw162]

@@nejuw You must be woke.

[@daw162]

politicians tend to get a grasp on their wants and understand the motivations of others only when they can get something in return for it.

[@plaguex1]

@@nejuw you woke bro?

[@africadreamin]

I traveled through Afganistan in late 1974, hitchhiking my way back to the UK from an Aid project in Bangladesh, on what was then known as the Hippy Trail detouring through Nepal. I came up from Peshawar through the Kyber Pass to Kabul, after a few days I traveled to Kandahar then Herat clearing customs in Mashhad Iran before heading for Tehran then Istambul, all by local transport I'm reading this the day after the Taliban took Kabul, August 2021.

[@DAKSHANGARAJGAUTAM]

Liar

[@abdullahmoniradommo3382]

How was your experience in Bangladesh?

[@samreplete1842]

How you found Nepal at that time? I know about the trail. It was a different time back then. I am from Nepal .

[@africadreamin]

@@samreplete1842 I really enjoyed Kathmandu, I was only there for a few days but I found it so relaxing after the humidity of Bangladesh.

[@africadreamin]

@@abdullahmoniradommo3382 Oh I had a brilliant time, I was based in Char Alexander right down it the delta, I sailed a couple of times be Dhow to Bhola Island a memorable experience.

[@SteveT__001]

I traveled through Afghanistan in 1978 entering from Iran by bus and staying in Herat and Kabul. I found the Afghan's to be lovely people and very proud, they were very poor but I only saw one beggar and that was a young boy who sang a song and rattled a tin. This was during the short period in history when it was possible for a westerner to travel through this part of the world in relative safety and not long after I left of course it shutdown with the Russian invasion in 1979. It is shameful what is happening there right now.

[@haiderharoon1135]

true . Both Soviets and Americans must ashamed of what they have done to Afghanistan and world . they have destroyed humanity in the wars of imperialism and becoming a superpower .

[@prempwp]

just the Oil under their lands seems a curse in itself, that and some past egoistic and stubborn leaders ruined it

[@SteveT__001]

@@haiderharoon1135 Sadly I think Joe Bidon doesn't care one bit for Afghanistan or what happens to it's people, he only cares about being popular with Americans by withdrawing troops too quick and too soon.

[@SteveT__001]

@@prempwp It's geographic position does not help either I guess

[@abuhamzaalsafadi]

@@SteveT__001 but the withdraw was agreed since the administration of Trump

[@jambonsambo]

An Irish Woman named Dervla Murphy cycled Solo from Ireland to India in the early 1960s and wrote about it in her book "Full Tilt" . In the book she spoke very highly of the Afghan peoples hospitality as she cycled across their country.

[@REXONCROSS]

Good that you had a good experience. I agree but lot of these old cultures you will possibly have a different experience if your skin colour was different

[@phrayzar]

I feel a bit depressed after watching this. The people of Afghanistan don't seem to ever get a break from the next round of hard times. Very sad.

[@brothaman1571]

There’s always going to be fresh fallout over the area, this earth scheme has probably existed forever

[@anotheropinionplease]

In all honesty they were probably more happy and content in 1979, modernity is always what it's cracked up to be...

[@kejiri3593]

From what i get, they wanted Osama bin laden.. Afghanistan and Pakistan i think were one of those countries who took him in, whereas other countries wouldnt... So may be why USA targeted that country to begin with.

[@giuseppevella9501]

People that oppress their women do not deserve peace and o not deserve to come to Europe. Women and children are welcome...not men,!

[@grumpy-dad3701]

It isn't hard times. Russia, America the UK have all had a hand in its downfall. Same for many middle Eastern countries

[@sayedharoon859]

I’m from this country Afghanistan 🇦🇫 I wish we had that simple live now,at least people were busy,working and happy but now days we kill each other we are enemies of each other fighting against each other we lose our lives for nothing God bless our innocent people 😭💔

[@michaelspears7116]

Do you know how many people have been killed in the recent fighting?

[@tylerruff6302]

As an American, I’m so sorry

[@tylerruff6302]

@@souravmalik7434 1st happy Islamic New Years to you Sourav Malik. I still don’t completely know why we lost to them. From what I know, the Taliban was on verge of defeat until Bush got us into Iraq which diverted resources that were need for Afghanistan which allowed the Taliban to resurge. Overtime, the US/NATO didn’t want to keep on going because the war was seen as unwinnable . Even here there are people don’t really want the war and just want our government to spend more money here in the US since we were spending trillions to build infrastructure for Afghanistan, which is a difficult task to do due to how mountainous the landscape is and the Taliban would attack the roads, and maintain our military bases. The role of building the roads shifted to the Afghanistan government which was corrupt and unpopular. The US was at 1st welcomed by the Afghan people but overtime this diminished with 1 of the reasons being civilian deaths. Afghan people don’t want any foreign presence in Afghanistan but needed the US/NATO out of necessity. From my understanding, the Taliban are also in a way foreign to Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a multiethnic country with Pashtuns being the most dominant group and during the 18th century Britain fucked a kingdom ruled by Pashtuns by taking some land that is in today’s Pakistan. Before Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan had a beef with each other over land and Afghanistan was naturally closer to India in terms of politics. During 1979, the year of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, Pakistan and the US teamed up to kick out the Soviets. In Pakistan, many of the Pashtun children got their Islamic education through Saudi and Pakistani funded madrasas where they were educated on a strict version of Islam. These children would go on to become Taliban fighters (Taliban means students) who spoke Pakistani Pashto and view the other ethnic groups in Afghanistan as foreigners and the Afghan people in return considered them foreigners who were destroying Afghan heritage like the banyan Buddhist statue and preventing Afghans from celebrating the Persian New Years. During the Taliban’s reign, 3 countries recognized them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan: Saud, UAE, and Pakistan. Pakistan supported the Taliban to balance out India. Pakistan only stopped recognizing the Taliban after 9/11 from US pressure. It is still rumored that the Pakistani government still supports the Taliban by giving them shelter. During fighting around the Pakistani border, the Pakistani soldiers would sometimes join in on the Taliban side. But Pakistan officially denies that they support the Taliban and to be fair to the Pakistanis they do get terrorist attacks once in awhile. As I had mentioned earlier, the war is seen by many people as unwinnable and expensive so the US wanted to get out and have the Afghan government to take more responsibilities in fighting the Taliban. The US pulled out many of its supplies such as air support and medical supplies. Without medical supplies, if you get shot you’re dead. Without air support, the Taliban could attack much easier which is why were seeing cities fall like dominoes. I hope my answer to your questions helped clear things up for you. Personally, even though I hate the war and think we could spend much of the money here in the US, I don’t think my country should leave as I don’t want to see Afghanistan fall in the hands of these people. I honestly think the communist government would be better for Afghanistan than the Taliban.

[@hiteshmahavar6937]

@@souravmalik7434 a major reason is behind unplanned escape of Americans as Taliban took over military equipments and another one is Pakistan helping talibanis at every moment

[@sayedharoon859]

@@michaelspears7116 a lot I can’t tell you the exact amount because the social media never said the truth.

[@DrMrMonkey]

Fun fact: everyone in the comments traveled to Afghanistan during the 1970s.

[@Karedu.]

I traveled in 2015

[@African.Diaspora.InLondonUK]

From London UK. I would like to visit. All I hear is war. In this country. The UK, NATO, russian ,n USA destroyed this beautiful country.

[@taminakhan4690]

Yeah travelled for the cheap drugs lol

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

@Mel Dummar delusional.

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

@Mel Dummar Taliban has no role in the “destruction of afghanistan” if they were not even formed during the 1992-1994 civil war. Destruction of Afghanistan can be attributed to when their government ended in 1992 thanks to America Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Bearing in mind Pakistan and Saudi Arabia cannot really be mentioned, considering america killed off both leaders of these countries (1975, 1977) to be replaced by people who would serve US interest.

[@ronaldkozaryn7604]

I traveled. Through Afghanistan many times from 1972 - 1975..truly a life changer.his video is a time capsule!

[@gouthamsrinivas8190]

That must have been so dope sir ! Did you happen to take any photos or videos ? ( Not sure how common camera was back then) Hope you are good and staying safe now !

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@joeb.1680]

I was one or two years old in Kabul when this documentary was made. Today I watched it with my own kids here in the U.S to learn about the life of their grandparents and motherland.

[@hotroddaddy-et4xg]

teach your child about your new home by studying the natives fighting the british,french,u.s. canada and spanish for almost 400 years...you may find a kinship in the attempted dismantling of a beautiful culture that is thousands of years old.in our case over 15,000 years old. .we still have our languages ,cultural beliefs ,cerimonies , traditions are not part of the tax system and are sovereign people on sovereign land..a huge ugly part of north american history is not acknowledged..your doing a good thing to try and keep it a vital part of you and your family..me and 10's of thousand of children were taken at 4 and put through horrible things to be re-educated to the western ways and gods..150 years of what most consider ethnic cleansing and a holocaust..

[@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044]

hot rod daddy It is believed that the Native American Indians and the Indians in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America as well as The West Indies are a lost tribe of Israel. Maybe lost in the ocean. The pyramids built in many Hispanic/Latino countries are similar to the ones in Egypt. What I was told as a child was that many Indians practiced human sacrifices and that supposedly that’s why they were strict with them. Also that in the Bermuda Triangle there was a tiny island near Puerto Rico with a pyramid made completely out magnets and that’s what pulls airplanes and boats/ships

[@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044]

hot rod daddy DNA testing supposedly has been proven that Native American Indians, Hispanic and Jews are related

[@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044]

And many African Americans as well

[@danishacademy369]

Way u leave ur country sham on u 😂

[@gregkopp2123]

Thank you for this beautiful documentary from before the Russian invasion. I was in U.S. Peace Corps in Afghanistan from 1969-1972, while Zahir Shah was still king. At that time, the country was at peace, and I was fortunate to get to see many different parts. I taught English in Khanabad and also in Faizabad/Badakhshan. It was obvious that the producers of this film did not know that true culture of the friendly, welcoming people of Afghanistan, who are so very "mehmon niwaz" (means hospitable). Sadly, in my last year in Afghanistan, there was a serious drought and famine; the Peace Corps asked me to transfer from teaching English to a program to distribute wheat in the villages. I was honored to help as best I could, because I will forever appreciate the kindness and respect given to me by most (not all, of course) people of Afghanistan. Today, I am sure, the country has been decimated by the repeated invasions, which has resulted in a loss of traditions. It is my hope and prayer that peace can come to everyone in Afghanistan, and the people be allowed to live their lives in peace. Inshallaah!

[@pathangzia7750]

You’ve seen some shit, Greg! Love your words thank you

[@benji.B-side]

Wonderful and insightful comment about a beautiful culture of past time. Thank you sir.

[@gregkopp2123]

@AM LA It was honor to serve in Afghanistan for move than 3 years!

[@gregkopp2123]

@red pilled supak why would you say such a ridiculous thing? Obviously you don't know what you're talking about.

[@victoews6842]

@Almihan АИМ it's alot simpler, just have all foreign powers go home and stay out.

[@Kncperseus]

So this is how Khaled Hosseini remembers Afghanistan. Beautiful.

[@lavish_1717]

it was better than what it is now

[@gplito]

@@lavish_1717 yeah. Snd with marijuana being legal in much of the USA, they can start to grow that amazing stuff again and export it.

[@yashaswisinha5846]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@davmets86]

I travelled overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu, via train and bus, staying at hostels and cheap hotels that catered to Western hippie tourists. When we reached the Afghanistan border from Teheran, we bought hashish from the border guards. We stopped in Herat and Kandahar then spent about 3 weeks in Kabul. This was in 1971 so prior to the last 40+ years of war.. I thought the people were friendly, and I didn't know about the tribal conflicts. I did learn about " baksheesh" meaning tip, bribe, handout that helped you thru all the bureauc racies of those countries.

[@ObeySilence]

Here is some amazing footage of people travelling through Afghanistan in 1977

[@JC-te4md]

If they asked you for bribes, then they ain't good people, they're corrupt

[@davmets86]

It was actually part of the culture in every one of the countries, from Turkey to Nepal as was bargaining when you buy something plus even druggie hippies were perceived as rich in poor countries

[@user-sh2mk8ew4c]

Have you seen that movie about the guy who kindapped foreign hippies backpacking? Pretty crazy. Actually it is horrible. And a true story.

[@davmets86]

yes I saw that..the guy was such a slimeball preying on naive people

[@alankassan2189]

l travelled by land in 1975 and again in 1977 thru Afghanistan on my way to India and still today, after many other trips to Asia, l hold my best memory of a unique country. For me it was like going back to middle age. Horse carriages along the dusty roads in the town of Kandahar, dark chai shops lit with lanterns at night serving tea from their Samovar to men sitted cross legged on carpets, some smoking from the nargilè, with turbants and traditional clothes; shops where the bread was cooked in a hole on the floor with wood fire inside; bazaar with woolen carpets and leather jackets, and camel's market just outside the town. When travelling by bus from Kandahar to Herat l could see nomads with their camels along side the road moving from one place to another, as in ancient times. People were kind, hospitable, proud of who they were, as l have rarely met elsewhere. l could see young women walking on the streets wearing western clothes, some with middle length skirts, smiling on their way to schools and universities. Theirs was not just poverty... it was freedom and simplicity and its admirable that they kept their traditionial style of life until the taliban started to destroy all that. One of my best trips in Asia and unique people l have ever met. Today all l can say is...l pray that they can find some Peace again.

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

@Jamila B where are you now?

[@subramaniamsrivatsa2719]

BEAUTIFUL WORDS brother . Only pray for the same. God bless. From India

[@oceansteaderkelp6756]

Wut were you doing there wise baby boomer.

[@ashyclaret]

@@oceansteaderkelp6756 Can you not read?

[@alysellin686]

Thanks for this. I was born in Afghanistan at the end of 84, but left in 87 and I only remember bits and pieces from there. It’s nice hearing about the motherland. You paint a vivid picture.

[@mazumdar2379]

"We have chosen poverty to remain free" (Afghan saying)

[@umar7182]

Only the mentally drained person would think like that

[@hotroddaddy-et4xg]

@@umar7182 what we learned from the western ways and gods is "bury me while i stand as i've been forced to live on my knees.what most see as modern civilization are signs of enslavement to others.

[@richardhenry1969]

Us Westerns want our homeland of Europe back. Please go home and thrive

[@mazumdar2379]

@@umar7182 Muhammad (s) chosed a poorer life. So hold your tongue bro You are yet to realize the depth of poverty in Islam when it comes to selecting it by choice

[@mazumdar2379]

@@richardhenry1969 you stop sending your unemployed army boys in Asian countries! & you stop making guns warmongers! Sadists!

[@user-yp9bx9tj3r]

My dad served 1 year in Afghanistan as Soviet soldiers. When he returned from Afghanistan he said that no one will ever conquer this country and young soviet soldiers dying there for nothing . So NATO did the same mistake in 2001 when decide to force people to live the way people do in the west . Now west realised that they done big mistake.

[@lavish_1717]

Multi culturalism is also failing in the west

[@Olyvia..]

@@lavish_1717 naahhh fam, it’s going strong, crime is down, conservatism is dying, generally a great time for everyone

[@tub19]

Hi Was your Dad in Afghanistan during the 70s, remember watching it on telly as a kid

[@kathydimitroff6361]

Our biggest mistake was to arm these people after the Soviet invasion in 1979. We spent billions even before 9/11 2001. What a waste of resources.

[@abey6131]

For Mother Russia

[@imresantos4477]

The people of Afghanistan seemed so much more happier back then

[@cecildemille190]

I travelled in Afghanistan in 1974 (Kabul, Mazar y chariff, Herat, Bamyan, Band-y-Amir lakes...). I felt verry safe there : if you didn't look for troubles and respect the locals, no problem at all. But it was sure that if you wanted problems, you'll find a lot and vey serious. This trip is still today my best traveller memory.

[@glenmalesa8902]

Don't you wanna go back again?

[@cecildemille190]

@@glenmalesa8902 Certainly not. After the U.S. withdrawal (as it must be after 15 years for nothing), Talibans will come back at the top of the state... and they will have to fight against Isis. The show will go on...

[@cecildemille190]

@Jamila B Why do you "shame me" ? It seems that you didn't understand what I wanted to express. I agree with some parts of your comment. No problem anyway. See you.

[@cecildemille190]

@Jamila B Thanks for your answer; I think we agree about this country and imperialism. (I'm French).

[@avishekghosh574]

@@cecildemille190 How did you exactly predict the current situation of Afganistan 8 months before?

[@zoro_the_navigator8822]

No wonder KZbin's algorithm is getting smarter day by day recommending us this video with regards to the recent events happening in Afghanistan

[@quantumchang4410]

No, that's because you've clicked on news concerning Afghanistan recently, hence YT recommends every vids to do with Afghanistan to you. Whatever you watch, it'll then recommends more as it assumes that is one of your interest.

[@zoro_the_navigator8822]

@@quantumchang4410 That's why I'm saying it's getting better and better

[@kode_kween]

Yeah. They want your attention & it's money comes from where spent your time.

[@timothyandrewnielsen]

It's not an algorithm that causes an executive to use a propaganda tool to manually add videos like this to your play list.

[@chioptnstdr3448]

Yup!

[@jbolanowski1]

I wish some of the guys behind the nation building idea for Afhganistan woould have seen this documentary before deciding "yeah, we can build modern democracy in this remote country that we don't understand at all". People who created this film had much more common sense than most of politicians/journalists/intellectuals responsible for western policy toward this country.

[@crimepatrol109]

You are so freaking naive.

[@almister]

Nation building was never the goal. A long war made arms companies very wealthy. Most had profit increases of 500-1000%

[@Rose-kh1qh]

The other nations come in other countries to take any resources they have....😔

[@johnsonlong4345]

@@crimepatrol109 exactly. As if the leaders of nation in the 21st century didn't know this lol. Its about greed and exploitation

[@murtazamirzaie5896]

Aaaah! my heart just bleeds.. this country never seem to get a break from endless war.

[@michlo3393]

Yeah, you act like they themselves aren't constantly at war with each other. Empirical nation-building aside, Afghanistan has always been a loosely strung together nation of independent tribes in a perpetual state of unrest.

[@Kurtlane]

Did you see war in this movie? There was no war until Soviets decided to wage it. After they installed Taraki. I'm sick and tired of this Orwelian correction of the past, where Afghanistan now, Yugoslavia in 1990s, Ukraine in 1920s were proclaimed barbarian lands from time immemorial without any breaks. No, they weren't. They just collapsed into civil war. If the US or Britain collapse, it will be the same thing there.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

The traditional lifestyle looks good on TV as long as you do not have to live it yourself.

[@namesashhousewares8337]

@Shi Vi you really think women had a good life back then staying home or wearing a burka when they went out?

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

@Shi Vi People in LA have chosen s*it. They voted for it in free elections. They had a choice. They got what they wanted.

[@egtaha]

@@namesashhousewares8337 better than being in bikinis, flaunting their tits for all to see including their own fathers, and selling sex to put food on the table.

[@elpapichulo4046]

@S J Im assuming ur a man cause only a man would say something as ignorant and stupid as this

[@wake_up_samurai77]

@@namesashhousewares8337 what's not good about wearing a burka ?

[@gerryhouska2859]

So different, yet so human. No people deserve being subjected to invasions. Peace to you all.

[@user-li6fp3ge5k]

Russia didn't invade us but our people wanted to be with the Soviet Union we were had lived much happier. But US revenge of Vietnam in Afghanistan from Russia destroyed our country.

[@dirkaminimo4836]

@@user-li6fp3ge5k OMG Check ur glasses cuz you are seeing things a bit out of whack!!

[@ap.39315]

@What What There are 2 ways of seeing it. Some will say Soviets were good because it helped the progress. Others will say they committed wide atrocities. Both of these points are true. Mujahideen is same story. Some will say they defended the country from a foreign power and the religion from communists. But others will say mujahideen groups themselves also committed atrocities especially after 1992. At the end of the day both sides have done very bad things.

[@ap.39315]

@What What Soviets did horrible things. But what mujahideen did is just as bad if not worse because they did it to their OWN countrymen, especially Hekmatyar.

[@TylerSolvestri]

@What What They had support from the Pashtun and the Pakistanis, both make up the majority of the Taliban.

[@sanaafghan3639]

Aahhhh my lovely homeland 😢😢 What we were and what we became 💔

[@shalomccs]

Nothing like a simple way of life without debts and a constant stress like in the big and moderns cities .

[@dipmishra297]

It is really heartbreaking situation when I see today's Afghanistan.

[@basirahmadnurzad1091]

Oh yea because war

[@matthewtopping2061]

*heartbreaking

[@fransliszt]

I think it's great to see the american puppet government fall.

[@n0u4n]

Looks like the situation is going to be pretty much the same as it was 1979. Nothing has really changed, no matter who rules. Womens "rights" are the same as before.

[@dipmishra297]

@@souravmalik7434 I think there are all backdoor negotiation between amrica and taliban

[@dm9777]

I've seen this documentary before but wanted to come back and see the comments after this weeks event's. Godbless the Afghan people. What tragedy this country has been put through over the years. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@earlysda]

Even more the tragedy when you think that it all could have been avoided if they had accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

@@earlysda that will never just happen, one of the things thaught to abdools is that God is one and has no son and that everyone who believes that is an Idolator

[@earlysda]

@@universalflamethrower6342 Many things that look impossible to us, are definitely possible by the Holy Spirit. Let's pray for Afghanistan!

[@skankhunt3624]

@@earlysda I guess all of Jesus's teachings went way over your head. Sad

[@sasa1982uk]

@@skankhunt3624 who is jesus?

[@crash10125]

This doc puts things well into perspective.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@rafirahmani8718]

For those of you who want to know the lyrics of that beautiful song sang by that man I would die for you let alone live for you I feel that you are my other half but you broke my heart and now I cant think straight so I must go for I am nothing but a warrior.

[@dharmeshjhala8617]

Simplicity is the best luxury, live simple life ..

[@carlosbernard7614]

Wise words Dharmesh!

[@lostintime519]

no

[@flaminmongrel6955]

don't try to be a guru dharmesh in ancient India it used to be a thing now we have studied enough psychology to realise that for a healthy life you need desires and fulfillment of those desires the more successful a person becomes the more he is supposed to strive for that is how all animals including humans are.

[@ima8533]

I”ll take modernity over poverty any day fuck what you talking about

[@lostintime519]

@@ima8533 Modernity = playing video games and watching porn

[@lifewithRasheeda439]

Thanks for sharing the beautiful history of Afghanistan ❤️

[@luckmanali187]

@Mr_Niyaz Khan DHER BHE GHURUHTA INSAN YE

[@crazyhorse3344]

Yes thank you very much, I have learned a little bit of Afghanistan history

[@gunceltakip9223]

i didnt see anything beautiful

[@Gemsofafghanistan]

@@gunceltakip9223 That's a subjective statement.

[@heyzues8363]

The true history of Afghanistan was revealed by Robert Gates in his memoirs. At the time this video was made, Gates tells us that Birdzinsky was inserting Wahhabist militant preachers into the tribal region straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan, their students became a Wahhabist militant force bent on murdering secular Afghans. Wahhabism is an extreme puritanical interpretation of Sunni Islam originating from Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden was one of those Wahhabist militant preachers. Birdzinsky also had stockpiled arms, explosives in Pakistan ready to transport into Afghanistan as soon as Carter signed the order, which he did in June of 1979, SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE SOVIETS ENTERED AFGHANISTAN! The Soviets entered Afghanistan to assist the Afghan government defend against a US created and supported Wahhabist militant force bent on murder. Gates brags in his memoirs how control of the media and global institutions framed the conflict as one where the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, the people rose up, and America supported the freedom fighters. Although a false narrative, that is what anybody who studies history believed, until Gates had to spill the beans in his memoirs. Gates correctly understands that after 40 years, the false narrative would stand even with his bragging revelations. This is why I try to insert this story into as many Afghanistan stories as I can.

[@divinewilson8809]

really enjoyed watching this clip.. admire the hard working afghan people especially strong local traditions

[@mat4263]

Thank you for the upload, I am very pleased that I was able to watch this! :)

[@justiceforall6412]

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. Leave these people alone! If they want to live in the 10th century that's their business. Leave them be!

[@erics7992]

The powers that be and the revolutionists of modernity cannot permit any part of the past to remain on this earth because if they did then their own people would see the difference and kick them out.

[@justiceforall6412]

@@erics7992 And here I thought it was because it was a mineral rich country.

[@justiceforall6412]

@Vif Mrt So why would anyone want to make them do anything different? Leave them be.

[@greatcaledonianpenicillin5378]

Yes exactly there are nearly uncontacted tribes all around the world with whom it is illegal to interact with, according to most domestic laws and those tribes definitely live in the past. Let the Afghanis be.

[@greatcaledonianpenicillin5378]

Also it is definitely about minerals, let's be real the US leaving was simply a feinted attack. They will be back either if a stalemate leads the T@liban from the upcoming Afghani civil war to be exposed and then the US can swoon in on a fragmented T@liban. Or once the T@liban takes control of Kabul and sets up a government the US will probably give funds and supplies to a fringe group like the TTP. They will then 'liberate' the funds acquired through mining the minerals as loans payment from the TTP.

[@rhodium1096]

You should post image of the Kabul university where women without Burkas were studying before USA supported Taliban vs Soviet Union!

[@velvetlensfilms3290]

Taliban never existed during Soviet occupation.

[@rhodium1096]

I watched that images in Spanish TV...Afganistan then was comunist country like all ex Soviet countries of central Asia now muslim countries!

[@rhodium1096]

@@velvetlensfilms3290 No because USA called them freedom fighters"...but they are the islamic students of kandahar University...the same terrorist that now are called Taliban

[@lowelldevall1348]

@@rhodium1096 you left out Pakistan

[@velvetlensfilms3290]

@@rhodium1096 taliban came into power in the mid 90s. Maybe you should look up history. I speak in facts. They were called mujaheden with several factions and.when Russians left they started a civil war that lasted 5 years. That’s when the Talibans rise to power was backed by Saudi and Pakistan. Read a book fool.

[@3iopen]

Been meaning to watch this, great Doc!

[@marcop1587]

This reminds me of the pictures my friend's father took in the late 60s when he traveled to Afghanistan from Italy driving his Citroen Deux Chevaux with two american tourists...man, has the world gone to the s****er in the last four decades 🤦🏻

[@ye23.]

Yeah my mom tells me how heaps of foreign hippies used to visit in the 70s for weed

[@harpr5530]

@@ye23. hash and opuim

[@jamesbarker9819]

Did they drive through the Soviet Union? How were they able to do so?

[@stuartliddle7228]

@@jamesbarker9819 Up the Khyber Pass, mate.

[@marcop1587]

@@jamesbarker9819 why through USSR? Balkans, Turkey and Iran

[@whatfreedom7]

Notice you don’t see men everywhere with guns and rpgs running around. Now look at the place.

[@gerard4039]

Thanks to Russia than and the US , yup

[@88Somi]

And no women anywhere lol

[@benjamin574485]

A product of the military industrial complex

[@monkfoobar]

15:00 tldr

[@benjamin574485]

@@monkfoobar Your brain is fubar

[@pault7336]

THank you so much for posting, brought back glorious memories!

[@KhalidBabrakzaiZadran]

Thank you for these footage

[@maximpopov8651]

God bless Afghanistan ❤️ Peace and Love 💙

[@markwhitethorn6743]

Thanks for uploading this precious reportage!

[@Harris.S]

Yup

[@deoglemnaco7025]

In 1999 and 2000, I traveled across Afghanistan in a Winnebago. Glorious and generous people. It will always be one of my more favorite memories.

[@victoredwards3959]

This video is really telling - women role and function within Afghanistan society is nil /zero . Scary stuff .

[@KhalidBabrakzaiZadran]

Thank you for this historic masterpiece and sharing with us ❤🤲🏻🙏

[@viv3541]

They are almost like a remote native tribe. Old fashioned, innocent and unfortunately at the crossroads of so many world powers. Taken advantage of by all. I'd say just leave them alone, unless it's too late for that.

[@schottentor5174]

Your ability to write a paragraph without saying anything is amazing and useless

[@LifesAbe-ach]

Leave them alone so the Taliban can inflict sharia law on all . 👏

[@toluolaitan916]

@@LifesAbe-ach the Taliban wouldn't exist if everyone left them alone in the first place. Now it's a never ending shitshow. I just feel bad for the women. Seems like all you can do is hope and pray for the best.

[@robyngordon3003]

Sadly, it has been too late for past 30 years.

[@nefertiti1706]

We all remember what’s happens when we leave them alone! A terrorist bee hive so plan and attack attacks from there.

[@stargirl3980]

Thank you for this amazing documentary, Afghanistan is a beautiful country 🇦🇫

[@relaxingworld1153]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful history about my country.

[@petervon2038]

I traveled from Germany thru Afghanistan 1979 on the Hippy trail with my Girlfriend to India Nepal Sri Lanka. Afghanistan was one of my favourite .

[@solusenterprises3465]

I was in Afghanistan in 1966 and this film really captures that time....this is just how I remember it....excellent movie, best I've seen....thank you so much

[@grimtea1715]

This is one of my favorite videos on KZbin. I can re-watch it anytime, just the narration, the sights, and everything else just works so well and makes this a GEM. Thank you

[@subramaniamsrivatsa2719]

Beautiful well said! There is a timeless quality to this video.. the land, people and culture

[@arashmasih1400]

Greetings from Afghanistan.

[@zeddoes]

I am from Uzbekistan and felt so different while watching the video, It is very different from us. I watched my parents wedding around this times. Very different lifestyle. Maybe because of Russian influence or something else. I just imagined would Uzbekistan be similar to this if it wasn’t for Russian empire

[@p.nguyen8136]

Do you think that the Russian influence helped or harmed your people?

[@zeddoes]

@@p.nguyen8136 There is no good or bad things. They have good influence, because they got european education system in that time, but they in a time tried to destroy out culture

[@zeddoes]

@David Gidey yep, that’s what I thought

[@rossbrooks5816]

I was in Uzbekistan recently, and found it a safe and friendly country. A lot of Russians left the country and it seems that Uzbeks are regaining some older traditional values. Most people I talked to are open minded and welcome foreigners and people of different beliefs. Being educated in Russian seems to be the preference, and many students have dreams of earning an international education degree, whether Korean, British, Italian etc. I learned that Uzbeks value family and will probably marry at a young age. But many also have dreams of living in a modern home, dressing fashionably and having a nice car. I can see a city like Tashkent becoming more and more international and exploding in business and tourism in the next couple of decades.

[@zeddoes]

@@rossbrooks5816 I am glad that you had nice experience in my homeland, I wish more and more people come and learn about us, I always feel bad when my foreign friends think that we are having kind of war. In fact the last war is n our lands was with Russian empire. For world wars, we didn’t have inside of Uzbekistan. I like my country, yes it is not perfect, but one day we will be , I have faith in my people. I myself also study abroad, miss home

[@petenorton883]

I was there in 1976. Beautiful country and lovely friendly people.

[@19iason19]

What an important documentary!

[@Scepticalasfuk]

I lived in Afghanistan for a year in 61-62, long before it was even a thing. French was spoken more often than English and nobody spoke French! I spent $7.74 in fourteen months, it was incredibly cheap. A servant was only $1.37 for one year! She saved me a lot of money though by doing all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, packing and all that. There was about 11 cars and trucks in the whole country and electricity by portable generators only and almost nobody had one.

[@user400]

incredible. such a shame what's going on there right now.

[@youtubevanced1508]

Not going to lie. That sounds like a dream to live. A simple life. I'm sure there were many problems, but that just sounded nice.

[@alanissuazo8102]

Yaaay you took advantage of a poorer country when you could have afforded to spend more money yaaaay thanks for teaching us that can be so easily done by a white western man in other countries where there's a large wealth disparity compared to the U.S.! what a picture you have for your biography as well! One would imagine you'r be a patriot in this country that has such an anti-islamic and anti-refuge sentiment!!! Thank you western man for teaching us all this! Thank you for taking advantage of that woman!!

[@Scepticalasfuk]

@@alanissuazo8102 It was twice what her previous employer paid, and you're welcome.

[@ddawg3230]

@@youtubevanced1508 yeah, working for 1.37 dollars a year sounds like a dream come true...

[@matthayden1979]

absolutely mesmerizing afghan music

[@selectiveroots]

I traveled via land to afganistan in my dreams between 2018 and 2018. This takes me back. the afgan people were very nice.

[@kaysertamrakar4208]

Travelled to Kabul in a hippie bus headed to London from Delhi in the winter of 1976. The Mustapha hotel in downtown Kabul was the destination for travelers passing through. It had great food at their restaurant, remember very well!One of the most memorable trips of my youth. The Afghani people were gracious and friendly. Thanks for the video, it truly takes you back. Peace and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan.

[@stoomanafghan3440]

Many thanks for sharing the beautiful history of Afghanistan thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@sayedharoon859]

زندگی بسیار ساده داشتیم ولی یکدیگر را دوست داشتیم واه به حال ما که امروز د جان یکدیگر افتادیم یکدیگر خود را از بین میبریم خداوند ج بالای مان رحم کند

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@tempestvideos9834]

The metal working is impressive given it's simple method.

[@LarzGustafsson]

Thank you for the documentary!

[@KPL400]

My overland trip began in London early 72 and ended in Singapore mid 73. Hitch hiking, bus, trains and walking. Along the way were many young people (hippies) seeking enlightenment in India. Smoked a lot of weed, met many strange and wonderful people. A fantastic adventure ...almost impossible to do the same journey today.....

[@shinguard341]

The narrator's voice , it's a melody to me

[@lawsonj39]

Great to see a society that knows how to recycle every scrap.

[@Liquid_Mike]

its what you do when all you know is scraps

[@vsingh8078]

It's like that in many middle Eastern and Asian countries

[@Yooneek696969]

Nah it’s simply laziness. They lack the will to build their own or even maintain simple tools. That’s why they keep reusing crappy broken down objects and simply bolting on a 5 minute fix

[@REXONCROSS]

Because it cost a lot to buy something new.

[@ianplatt5607]

@@Yooneek696969 How old are you? Have you travelled outside the USA? Have you ever seen, let alone experienced, poverty? I hope you’re just putting up a straw man and acting as a troll, because if this is your real opinion, you _really_ have learned nothing and are an embarrassment to _your_ culture. W hen you have very little, hardly any means of getting more and are living at subsistence level, you repair things as best you can with whatever materials and skills you have/can lay hands on.

[@henryhsu7314]

What a documentary! World was more normal back in 1979!

[@Mo-gg5fj]

Afghanistan was. The world was just as messed up as it is today or even more.

[@cyka7705]

Constant war in middle east, various civil war in africa, cold war.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

@@cyka7705 theres still civil war in africa

[@cyka7705]

@@circleinforthecube5170 indeed

[@gkelectrical1]

@@cyka7705 the world super powers didn’t want these people to have a happy life

[@GasMonkey2254]

Thank you for sharing!

[@mangoesboy]

History has shown that any forceful change, especially through foreign intervention is futile for traditional society. The change must come from within. Afghanistan would have changed and embrace modernity if it not for the games between superpowers to exert their influence.

[@Kingzcold]

@sd sd not much in the southern india

[@user-jv7yx6nf6g]

This is before Soviet Invasion but that time Afghanistan was Soviet ally and western countries not like that and make revolution killing president of Afghanistan and premier minister of Afghanistan was asked help to Soviets over two years ... Najibula government 93 was not Islamic radical government but western countries and Afghanistan radicals and mercenaries was changed that government in the 93s so now look how Afghan people was sow off follow the Soviet soldiers and how ran away usa and British German soldiers Soviet was building everything factories and schools and roads house and Americans only for show was making color change of what was building by Soviet .

[@Foria777]

That is why indians still do not want europeans to go to North America.

[@wake_up_samurai77]

@@Foria777 exactly

[@Molecular-Brainwaves-Translate]

win some lose some. Now there is both North and South Korea.

[@spadebraithwaite1762]

Very insightful. I learned a lot, and I'm happy to learn.

[@mauriciomp571]

Fantastic to know them and their culture! So important and so neglected in today´s world! Thank you.

[@Nay1985.]

Fantastic. Doc. That being said. So neglected wow you need to open you’re eyes. The delusion is baffling.

[@mauriciomp571]

@@Nay1985. Their culture is neglected by the west since they are only seen as a country to take profit from. Very clear to everyone.

[@Nay1985.]

Ok bless you’re confused soul. I pray for you.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@lukeborg5353]

Those lorry paintings are just breathtaking

[@jesmontesines4746]

I'm trying to learn and understand Afghanistan how it was before. I know it's so sad the situation is now

[@bulletprooftiger1879]

Look into Afghanistan's women in the 1960s and 1970s. They were university students without head coverings and wearing skirts and shorts with exposed legs and arms. They used to be a very progressive nation before the Taliban rose to extremist power.

[@russellapplegate5661]

Sad then, sad now. Leave them alone I say

[@TylerSolvestri]

@@bulletprooftiger1879 Well, blame the Soviets they did what U.S did during the war with... Also the Soviets. They can't help themselves.

[@aksmex2576]

People think the taliban are the way Afghanistan is supposed to be even though they are basically destroying afghan culture. Those Buddhist statues they blew up and other things were tolerated by afghans for hundreds of years.

[@IvanGoldBit]

@@TylerSolvestri trillions $ were spent to help... 20 years US being the police left them for a couple of months and they give up they don't want change they won't stand up for themselves. 20 years thats a whole new young adult generation lets see what they do for their land to not be left behind advancing countries

[@johnb2832]

Simon Cowl would have a field day judging that singing!

[@kejiri3593]

I think they do it because its entertaining. Pop star and pressure is way worse in lots of ways : D

[@TroyWhatcott]

That’s a no fuh me dawg 😂

[@ppgedez]

@@TroyWhatcott 😂 and me dude.

[@eastafrica1020]

It is like listening to the bleating of goats.

[@ianplatt5607]

@@eastafrica1020 As would most song if you don’t understand the language and are not familiar with the topic.

[@s01925]

40:30 My Jam!! Much honest love to your culture, Afghanistan. 48:00 The artists paintings though! Such beautiful documentary.

[@alecboley9238]

my man 19:20 so hard. turn me loose

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

I met so many people who had been there before this, they all loved the place

[@BabaNawid]

It’s been almost 40 years since Cold War, but still Afghanistan is paying price of the USA and Russia proxy war in the region

[@alimo606]

Don't forget evil Pakistan.

[@BabaNawid]

@@milotsadiku6117 Indeed!

[@jlang7705]

I agree. Taliban, ISIS, Alqueda, etc., are all the fault of the USA and European powers - everyone knows Islam is peace, and Sharia law is good for everyone (particularly gay people) -

[@BabaNawid]

@@jlang7705 Yes during the cold war U.S.A and European countries have founded Taliban to fight against Russians. I don‘t understand what has proxy war in common with gay people ... Indeed not only Islam but Christianity and jewish also prohibits practicing so.

[@jlang7705]

@@BabaNawid You're unreal - In Israel, they have freedom for gay people - in USA and European countries, freedom for gay people - In Islamic countries?? LOL good luck -but? keep lying - I wouldn't expect anyting less from people like you

[@alessandrovaccari782]

I'm fully aware that life would be impossible there for me, but I can't stop to watch documentaries on Afghanistan because of the great quiet that they transmit to me.

[@subramaniamsrivatsa2719]

Well said, so do I. Can't stop watching .. The smiplicity , mountains, the culture ,people , tak s you back in time

[@zahraatal]

Thank you for sharing this and reminding me my butte full county Afghanistan 😢

[@Nemunasable]

I am from soviet time, from USSR and remember very well 1985 August when my brother came back home to Kazakstan in iron coffin from Afghanistan. Young people just after school were taken forsibly by USSR ambitions to die in Afghanistan, country, who is in stuck in radical islamic Stone Age...Corruption and terror... Nothing more. I was living among muslims in Middle Asia on a borders with Afghanistan and mental situation of these ''culture'' for western people making a shock. ''A man can escape his village, but village will never leave the man''...

[@Quintus_Sertorius]

@Baby Hunn The fucking Taliban didn't ask people in Afghanistan what laws Afghans would like to live by. They just kill everyone who objects to them.

[@b12_jegar]

I miss my beautiful Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and I miss my family 👪

[@srsingh1653]

And we here in Bharat miss biradaran e Afghanistan who used to sell here dry fruits,herbs,kandhari imli etc, owing to hindrances caused to them by an intervening country between the two.

[@b12_jegar]

@@srsingh1653 god bless you forever guys

[@ashishfarshwan6226]

@@srsingh1653 sr

[@lonemaus562]

Damn.. I bet they never thought what the next 50 years would be like.. nothing but war and death.. makes me think about what will happen in the next 50 years.

[@vivek27789]

You have already answered your own question....more war and death.

[@aksmex2576]

@@vivek27789 Imagine it is peaceful. I mean europeans fought a world war every now and then but then stopped once they bled each other dry.

[@destroyinghaters]

Some other country will try to invade again, and so the war will continue.

[@horizon8529]

They will have powerful and destructive weapons so they can bombard all the unbelievers in the world. There will be only Afghanistan and Pakistan on the map.

[@larsyoutube6837]

not only death, Afghanistans population has grown extensively during this time. life expectancy was 40 y in 1975, now it is 66 y. Extended war times in countries like Afghanistan, Middle East and other poor countries don't seems to hamper population grist like wars in Europe. Or like the economic and social implosion of Soviet, Russia and many others got shrinking population and life expectancy.

[@malcolmcog]

For a great read on Afghanistan try 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' by Eric Newby. It should have been obligatory reading for every Soviet, American and British commander before they decided to impose their military will on the Tribesmen of Afghanistan

[@facelessman9224]

Meddling in the affairs of this region seems to have only made things worse.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Always

[@snoweefrost4412]

Not for women & girls who for 20 years were free to pursue education, employment, property & civil rights. Now they're back to being mutilated and enslaved. At least for that half of the population "meddling" was a direct improvement in every facet.

[@facelessman9224]

@@snoweefrost4412 No I agree with that. The thing is, before Russia got involved, that's how it was already.

[@TheConservativeHippie]

There was so much left out in this documentary. This showed only remote villages. What about modern life where educated women taught in universities, drove cars, and did all the normal things?

[@eldesconocido5734]

Do you have videos?

[@mkhaos4719]

@@eldesconocido5734 it doesn't take much effort to find out that your doubt has no basis, since this is the measure by which Afghanistan has largely been seen as a "civilised" land now turned savage. In other words, just type "Afghanistan before the war" or something like that and you will see many, many, many videos. But I will not jump to celebrate this notion of progress. Why must it be that we always speak of progress in terms of European measures valued only by women in short skirts within institutions? The remote villages carry the weight of Afghan culture, often untouched by neo-/colonial interventions.

[@eldesconocido5734]

@@mkhaos4719 man, i know that. I just didn't get the sarcasm of the previous comment and i thought things had got a bit better.

[@Chipis]

You're actually thinking of Iran. Not Afghanistan.

[@sw.7519]

Nevertheless, most the people lived in rural regions. As the Communist elites (rich Afghan sons), took over by force they forgot it. The back lash was dominated by Mullahs. The Afghan Communists were also for the Russians to cruel. Society architects are the evil of the Godless west All the ideological movements of the 20th century were bad. From Fachism to Communism. It is not possible to change society by ideology. But still tried today.

[@ucinfo9032]

My village is on the border of Afghanistan but never visited their .it's my dream to visit my first home Afghanistan. It's all cs of the western countries they support Taliban made them and destroyed the free beautiful and pleasurable life of these sweet romantic people .it was also more modern then many other countries specially the Kabul

[@REALWOODSMAN]

Fascinating! Very interesting and the guys in the mountains are tough as nails... that horse game looked insane!! Amazingly cool place the shops and workers using their hands and feet to use machines and the cool molds and steel they make is unbelievable!! I have a whole new found respect for Afghanistan and the people...

[@mubiawamarata2077]

Rambo played well

[@KGB.83]

Everyone should see this. Thank you I love you

[@rizzochuenringe669]

Been there in 1971. Just 4 weeks from Iran to Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, Bamiyan, Kunduz, Mazar e Sharif, then back to Herat. All by trucks, buses and pickups. A beautiful horse taxi in Mazar e Sharif cost 1 Afghani, and as far I can remember, we got some 130 Afghani for a US$.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@mkkiani-tech]

God bless Afghanistan and its people with peace and the light of knowledge to determine right and wrong and never to fall prey to deceit.

[@86Corvus]

no, no "god bless" talk. Taliban are the ones with god on their minds. Thats what it does to culture and civilization, it turns world into a wasteland full of murder hobos in toyota trucks. No religion thankyou.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@jhozthron4415]

Very interesting raw documentary!

[@zainmudassir2964]

Brave Afghan people fought British Russian and US invasions in past 2 centuries. Hope they return to a Golden age

[@MrBtw999]

FASCINATING......NEVER WOULD HAVE WATCHED THIS BEFORE THE FALL OF KABUL......NOW ITS REQUIRED WATCHING TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY THAT IS BEING MADE RIGHT NOW.....

[@journeyintococo6996]

MrBtw999 - Well, the title is misleading, as Russian was invited in by the Afghani government to help defeat the U.S.-backed Mujahideen (you know...the soon-to-be Taliban), they did not "invade". If you want to believe the rest, when the video is premised on a lie, you carry on...

[@jamesbugbee6812]

Too late.

[@dfsw]

The Soviet Invasion Afghanistan is the perfect example of if you tell a lie long enough people will believe it. The soviets were invited to the country to help secure it from war lords, the two countries had an agreement that they would defend each other in times of need.

[@antonlavrentiev5249]

Yes and no. USSR was invited officially couple times. But it was a coup that fired the invasion. USSR suspected that it was organized by CIA and wanted to show that it will not tolerate such activity. That's my understanding.

[@jaguareye5631]

@@antonlavrentiev5249 and really it was, USA forced this intervention.

[@hussienbintalal91]

Yeah they were invited by their puppet government who came to power after a Soviet supported coup when they couldn't control Afghanistan any longer. No invasion at all

[@ediccartman7252]

Just like they were invited by Hungary in 1956 and Chehozlovakia in 1968 ? Did you read anything else , except Soviet newspapers ?

[@internethardcase]

The government only controlled Kabul. It was a government on paper only. And a puppet state as well. It doesn't make what the soviets did any better than what the US did. How about just leaving them alone.

[@francesrobson1621]

The narrator has a beautiful voice and easy on the ear accent.

[@daisyuyirwoth6387]

Great documentary..realy puts things in perspective...thanks!..the guy with the guitar cracked me up.

[@manishKumar-xu9ee]

remind me of my good old days in india.everything was same. thank you for sharing such a wonderful documentary with all of us.

[@WORLDCITIZEN10]

Beautiful decumentry

[@toledomerendo]

Thank you for sharing this, and reminding us than the history of Afghanistan consists of so much more than war, oppression and terrorism.

[@drewc3387]

The only terrorists are American Politicans

[@andyskelton7223]

What a great view of a once great country without exception Tribal. Now ruined how sad. Thanks for posting