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- Sixty years ago, life in Afghanistan was very different to the battleground it's become in recent decades. America’s relationship with the country was also very different as can be seen from a remarkable treasure trove of films, shot in the 1950s by American Glenn Foster, and his Afghan assistant Hajji Mehtabuddin.
Saeeda Mahmood, born and brought up in southern Afghanistan, explores and introduces the films.
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this is the afghanistan of my father's childhood... i can't explain how it breaks my heart that my parents might not live to see it thrive again
At least they're safe and can enjoy this doc. Hopefully more films + photos will be unearthed too.
@@RobinHerzig yes, very true.
This is my grandparents time so heartbreaking they have passed now but never got a chance to see their homeland return to peaceful times
@@ye23. ,well you certainly owe them tons of gratitude for escaping ,in turn giving you the privilege of a different lifestyle….. make em proud and live it well.
do not lost your hopes mate. I believe this was the hardest road to make us know how much we've been bless. I believe Afghanistan will be thrive again. Greeting from Indonesia.
I have been to Afghanistan , and almost every Afghan I met was very nice and hospitable. It is an amazing country with a rich culture. I hope they can have peace again.
Afghans are known for their hospitality and generosity
This is the Afghanistan I will always remember from my travels - such a rich and vibrant culture. So sad to see the people suffer so.
@@ye23. Yes they are, I'm from the American south. While Afghanistan is of course very different from here, the hospitality reminded me of the south. Such good and gracious people. It's so terrible to see these things happen to such good people.
@@michaelvandyne6480 thanks Michael, its a shame some ignorant people who have never met an Afghan will look at what they see in the media and wrongly assume we are all terrorists. This is why western nations are being very careful about how many afghan refugees they let in. They stereotype and stigmatize us. Osama was a Saudi but we got blamed for 9/11 when we had nothing to do with it.
It’s always the peaceful loving people getting abused. Always. No one should ever have to live in the type of fear I see in those children’s eyes. Something needs to change.
A president shouldn’t be able to unilaterally end a war or a humanitarian military deployment like Joe did. It should be voted on by a special council that’s been continually briefed on all pertinent intelligence throughout the entirety of the conflict. They always talk about the cost. Who pays the bill? The people! That’s who! So when you spent money our grandkids have to pay back, act a little more responsibly. This is heartbreaking! Everyone 32 and younger probably saw themselves as friends and allies to the US. Can you imagine having your reality just destroyed in a second. Just imagine realizing your guiding light, your beacon of hope, just doesn’t give a shit if you live or die? I don’t need to imagine it! It’s a soul shattering experience, that a big portion of your heart won’t survive.
The right thing to do would be to go back, and give our military the green light to get rid of the Taliban.
Breaks my heart to see how much Afghanistan was advancing post WWII right up through the 70s. Hope they can get back to happiness + modernity very soon. Sincerely wishing the Afghans peace + best of luck.
I can’t describe how much more my heart breaks for the people of Afghanistan after seeing this video. May god be merciful to them and return them to old times
oh, that didn't age well.
I hope Afghanistan becomes a dangerous bastion of "Is-fake Israel haters and terrorizers" so that fake country can be destroyed. It serves them right for wanting Saddam Hussein deposed and murdered.
It will never be like this again. At least for the next 50 years. And climate change will probably just intensify the issues of Afghanistan before it ever has a chance to establish itself again.
no longer possible after Biden's bail out. What a pity, the young ppl who were just child had now grown up and started holding position in govt, ppl going to university but all gone now, a lost opportunity. I don't think it will happen again.
Really sad moment when the narrator called it the "tourist destination of the future". How long into the future...
Well, lord miles
About 10 years after the film. In the 60s, it was a must see by the hippies and up until the Soviets invaded. My aunt backpacked with friends, across Afghanistan.
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it's coming soon, Taliban will fuck every opposition up and bring all this back..
@@vivacristorey793 AQ
Amazing to know that Afghans were once living in peace.
Yep. The americans/british literally funded the taliban to power, killed millions of people and took all their resources for 20 years
The communist started the meddling
@@TurboFisto7 we let them sort it out and they already folded in
@@courierton9217 Still western, soviet, communist start ruin Afghan.
its all because of the americans
Most of the documentaries about Afghanistan deals with the happenings after Soviet intervention. It was really interesting to watch a documentary which portrays Afghanistan before that. More videos like this will be appreciated.
Invasion*
I saw one that is right before the invasion. When Afghanistan was communist one party state but not invaded yet. They did not have that much resistance until the Soviets invaded, which was stupid on thier behalf. They thought it would be like Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
@@Frobbl no, Islam is the route of the Middle East’s problems
@@Brave1096 Are you dumb? Islam has existed for 1400 years and now you're blaming Islam for recent geopolitically-destructive events in the Middle East wherein a superpower comes in to defend her interests.
People in documentary channels can be so retarded man.
@@nominalfee7330 I’m not blaming the teachings of the Quran, I’m blaming Islamic interpretation.
That's the Afghanistan I remember from my visit in '74. A truely magnificent people in a very inhospitable land they learned to tame and scratch a living from. It's heartbreaking what the world powers have done to it since then.
@Gordon Brown how so?
@Gordon Brown That's not the afghanistanis fault tho
@Gordon Brown
"They did it to themselves." That hits the proverbial nail on the head. But the vast majority of citizens of the so-called "Western societies" are simply too comfortable or too stupid to understand the significance of this statement. We all pay dearly for this and will continue to do so. Also here in the West, also in the USA!
"They did it to themselves." Das trifft den sprichwörtlichen Nagel auf den Kopf. Nur ist die große Mehrheit der Bürger der so genannten "Westlichen Gesellschaften" schlichtweg zu bequem oder zu stupide, um die Tragweite dieser Aussage zu begreifen. Wir alle zahlen dafür teuer und werden das weiterhin tun. Auch hier im Westen, auch in den USA!
Very strange not seeing any women on this video. Only the kids. So women never were really free?!
@@user-zr6xw6xk3n Because it's southern Afghanistan (Helmand) which was always more conservative than other regions. You would've seen women if it was a video of Kabul or Mazar-i-Sharif for example.
Thumbs up to to Glenn Foster, Hajji Mehtabuddin, the BBC, and TH-cam for capturing this story and making it available to the world. Respect!
Their smiles are beautiful to see. I pray Afghan people will again find peace and happiness
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It will be indeed. This kind of war times happen, and have happened everywhere to people. They will come out as a strong people. I mean even the Taliban now seem tired of war.
I too was thinking if their smiles and how happy the people were! I hope this generation of people can get that back too!
@@aksmex2576 no the Taliban are not tired of war if indeed they were tired of war then they could have given up long time ago just imagine they have been fighting for more than 20yrs still they did not give up
Bro, Afghanistan will thrive again, foreign occupation has ended and now peace is returning
Those are some of most genuine smiles I have ever seen. Stay safe Afghanistan
This was beautiful to watch. Feels like getting into a time machine.
*This is a priceless film* . As an American, having lived outside of US for over 20 years, I've learned that every country has its own magic. And although I've heard lots of comments about how unworthy Afghan land seems for us, outsiders, I've never got driven by those stupid comments. It is a land of magic, like everywhere else, around the world. And I truly hope that one day it finds its glory.
When you put a body together from bits of everyone else its called F R A N K I N S T E I N.
Magic but with a horrific dark side of mass child and adult rape!! I lived two years in Kabul and seen forest hand ! Can’t trust them
@@saraswatkin9226 you're comment is just like you stupid and dumb get a life loser
You should visit Afghanistan 🇦🇫 experience it with you're own eyes nothing will happen to you go and explore or make TH-cam channel who knows you might get famous like these others gd luck
US was a land a peace before dacoit Columbus came into it with its so called holy war but it was basically a viceous circle of his devilish attitude. Good luck with your dreams of liberalism 🎉
Tragic, what a beautiful people and rich culture.
Yea, a culture of old men marrying little girls.
@@mdstate829 it's true. Another sharia law.
Stephen Scott marriage age in North Carolina is 14
@@zk4580 u r wrong. So wrong.
@@zk4580 Ali(RA) ,Cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ,was among the most knowledgeable people in Arabia. He advised for muslim parents to marry their Children as soon as they reached Maturity. And there is a reason to it. People in western culture look for fun as they mature. Early marriage prevents adultery and promotes loyalty between the couple.
Imagine an Afghanistan without wars that would've been amazing.
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game ,the rise of the talibans th-cam.com/video/g5DOmgcP438/w-d-xo.html
If the USust did not create the taliban....too bad
Without USA and UK intervention
Imagine America without overseas war and all its troops at home, that will never happen!
@@abzshaker The US didn't create the Taliban, the Saudis and Pakistanis did.
I lived 3 years (2009-2012) in northern Afghanistan, wonderful country, beautiful people. The actual situation is so sad, it breaks my heart. Wishing all the best for the future and sending all my love from 🇹🇷
This is a priceless documentary of another and better time in Afghanistan's turbulent history. My experience living and working in Afghanistan in 1970-1972 as a member of CARE-Medico a humanitarian NGO training doctors and nurses was an unforgettable experience. Shortly after leaving the King Zahir Shah was overthrown and a people hopeful for the future have endured 50 years of turbulence and suffering.
They should reinstate back the King Zahir Shah .... really. They should. And just create a tier of "discussion below him"... a "constitutional monarchy" like we do in the UK. Cos this is just too much...
This brought me to tears for Afghanistan people as how beautiful life they had from the past😭 Hoping that Afghanistan would get those prosperity and happiness back❤️
Hey just be hapoy for the countries not destroyed in the struggle between communism and "democracy".
Afghanistan will thrive again, foreign occupation has ended and now peace is returning and people will smile again..
th-cam.com/video/JKQF-Iic3kI/w-d-xo.html .. what Afghanistan lost by exit of America
As long there’s Pakistan we don’t hv peace
ऐसा अब शायद ही हो पाए। बहुत साल लगेंगे
I hope this beautiful history repeats itself. An era of development and people can live freely.❤️
Let's pray this happens:) The poor satan enslaved people of the taliban evil controlling power it is like watching the Nazi's all over again:( Don't the taliban know they can get more love n support with kindness! Truly it shows their hearts desires power n control at all costs!
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@break j Idiot, it was Soviet interference aimed at turning Afghanistan into a communist satellite and the 1970 Soviet invasion that sent everything downhill. Communism never was aimed at making everyone's life better, just the partocrats at the top. Plus they destroy the national culture and traditions of each people they get hold of. Conflict, strife, oppression, repressions and massacres is what they brought though idiots like "bears j" believe like a sponge the false propaganda they spread.
@@lauraly2712 finally someone on here with a brain 🙏🏻
@@lauraly2712 give some if not all credit to Pakistan for destruction of this beautiful country..
What a beautiful video. It's really sad to see how much progress Afghanistan was making towards modernization and how much freedom and safety its people enjoyed compared to how it's been for the last few decades 😢. Also, thanks to everyone who thinks to record these moments in time for us to watch many years later. Makes me think of my dad and how he always took family videos and photos when I was growing up, and he still does. Historians and photographers/videographers are like the modern day village storytellers.
Very refreshing to see Afghanistan without war and violence😍- I hope and pray that innocent people will be safe and protected at this present time❤️
Served in Kandahar back in 2009-2010. I had seen the massive irrigation canals and dams, but had no idea who had built them until I someone told me that we did back almost 50 years ago. I couldn't believe it. Then I am seeing this footage from Afghanistan back in the day, and I can't believe it again! This footage is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
U served to pocket money for the government. U guys do as ur told and dont care who u kill and steal from. So sad how misled u guys are. If your commander tells u shoot u guys shoot and think its ok. U guys think u are heroes but all u are is murderers. U will stand infront of God one day and remember what i told weather u want to believe it or not. U guys fought and tried to steal our resources and take our land but failed after a 20 year war u failed with all those modern weapons u failed and all those 48 other allies u failed. Only thing u accomplished is stealing trillions of dollars worth of our resources and killed milliona of us. But did not win the war and did not conquer the land. Let this be a lesson to all Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires and never lost a war ever nor will they ever. They are too strong. Dont let history repeat itself
@@casperjones3455 Is that why Afghans are trying to flee the country?
Yep, it's weird. Afghanistan was still a pretty popular tourist location in the 70s, I'm sure this video will eventually get comments from baby boomer aged Brits who drove through it in a hippy bus. Of course, this footage is from someone quite well off if they were filming reels of color tape as a part of an overseas trip in the 50s.
@@casperjones3455 don't talk to him like that.
The US and Soviets for a time competed by out investing each other in Afghanistan in hopes of getting it aligned with themselves. It was a mini gold age before the coups started.
Mind. 🤯 Blown. Afghanistan as I’ve never seen it - really engaging & well made.
Never seen Afghans so happy to live in their nation until this video
It looks pretty backwards even in the 1950s but there are no beggars and everybody was happy. They are super friendly to foreigners too.
@@seraby7151 it definitely was backwards, but things were moving forward, slowly but surely. The situation in Afghanistan today is much more dire, even compared to back then.
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13:44 HOW COOL IS THAT FERRIS WHEEL?!!? My gosh!! I would love to ride that as a kid, I mean... I would love to ride that as an adult right now too! Honestly... I would love to just witness that beautiful creation and engineering in person! So simple yet effective, stripped down to bare wooden necessities for that ride.
lol i have similar to that.
@Vikarn RAJORA [12M3] it really isn’t tho and it’s fun like hella fun .
@@valenaface eh he he
I simply didn't know of those times since I didn't exist, nor was I able to find such videos on TH-cam. It's truly amazing to see the country decades ago in peace, and people living as most others around the world. Such a nice video, most definitely worth watching, in particular in comparison with the current situation (August 2021).
It's so sad to see the innocent people suffering, especially the children they don't deserve what they're experiencing. Let us keep praying for the people of Afghanistan. God is merciful.
Yes it is
God is belief and motivation
@WILLIAMS F1 RACING. Well, you do understand that there are countless gods, all demanding opposite things. Your god is just a book character that was indoctrinated into you when you were a child. Even worse....god characters are the reason why middle east suffers so much. You cant progress into 21st centry whilst holding on to the belief system of the dark ages.
The problem with invoking God in this is that different people are praying to God for different outcomes.
Come to think of it, they were all praying on the same god but sadly with a different outcome.
I really do pray that Afghanistan returns to something like this.
Ironic, seeing religion is the biggest factor in this countrys turmoil. Humanity need to remove the noose around its neck to move forward. Hundreds of stupid religions and fabricated beliefs hinder the worlds progression.
@@addz17 Dude, it was the Russian invasion and then US and UK meddling that led to the Taliban and others being let out of Pandora's box.
@@addz17 youre an idiot afghans were always muslims even at this time this video shows
@@addz17 religion? Are you sure? Religion has been around for a few thousand years, meanwhile America, Russia, and communism were recently inserted into this nation.
Yoh draw a hypothetical conclusion.
@@aksmex2576 She (or he) is not wrong, while indeed some of the Afghan problems has been non religious, one factor in the recent conflicts (from 1722-2021) has been based in religion. True when Soviet Union attacked it is due to resources, however the rebellion against the Safavids and the invasion of India, the Battle against the Sikh Empire, the British wars and the Tribal wars (which were mostly Zoroastrians) were all religious based. Even the newer civil wars in the country (1992-2001) was religious since Taliban and Northern Alliance do not agree on the dogma, Northern Alliance are more aligned with Iran's Shia Muslim views or the Turkish Sunni Muslim views).
I visited as a American soldier at 19 years old. Hated it at times because I missed home. Now years later I find myself missing it sometimes and interested in the many facets of the country and its cultures.
you wrote : "Invaded" wrong... you used : "visited" you invaded.
to visit is something else.
you don`t visit as a soldier.
you visit as a tourist.
@@EvLSkillz Physically he has invaded, but as soul he has visited. We afghans can hate a group without hating the individeul. He is welcome to visit whenever he feels safe to do it.
@@EvLSkillzwhy do you think the military recruiting teenagers? Easily manipulated and to brainwash.. its really not their fault. Especially alot grow up later and realize the truth.
@@EvLSkillz in gona visit India in a minute
I am doing research for a book that takes place in Afghanistan in the 80's. Was hoping you would have a few minutes to talk. Many thanks @@Sayhoun
Nothing but tears for me. My beautiful country is now a battleground for endless wars. My mother told me the stories of the time. People were poor but happy.
It’s so sad that women had more freedom 70 years ago then today.
Than
@@whitemailprivilege2830 more freedom then than they do today!
I didn’t see any women in this film. I doubt poor women had much control over their destiny.
Women were not talking about freedom back then. They were just looking out for their families. Most people couldn't even read or write.
yeah Islam was a very peaceful religion in many places until it met the west and ussr
beautiful history and memories, gone and wasted.
Not all is lost, HMs envoys still have the ear of the Taliban and a chance to re-engage with this fabled land of strife, treasure and trade paths as friends and allies. The UK is not the enemy of Afghanistan but rather a desperate traveller that sought to drink from the well of woes in that weathered and hardened land. Rejoice Britannia for we drank our fill.
By U. S & Russia
@@gundappingum2335 and pakistan
Knocked down to the ground just when they were starting to arrive on the international stage. Breaks my heart :(
Thank you for this amazing documentary! My grandfather worked in this construction company and growing up he used to tell us stories about this time. I miss him dearly and I am sad that my grandfather and my father lost their country.. I don’t feel bad for myself because I was born in a different country as a refugee and never lived there..
That elderly American couple is so adorable. I love their banter
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This is a beautiful historical piece.... God bless Afghanistan
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"God bless Afghanistan?" If we were in the 1950s, then I wouldn't think twice about what you just stated, but with the Taliban in control now, I hope that God doesn't bless them. The Taliban has a history of terrorizing their own people, raping women and girls, treating women and girls like property, etc. I hope God doesn't bless them for that, but I pray for the Afghanistan people who are now targets of the Taliban. They have a hit list and have already tortured and killed a number of their own people, which is disturbingly sad and barbaric. I hope that you really didn't mean what you just stated in your comment. 😞
The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan was a serious mistake! The West should have stayed there with a certain number of soldiers. Much has been achieved in Afghanistan in the past 20 years. Schools, hospitals and universities were built. Millions of Afghans enjoyed freedoms for the first time in their lives. Armed resistance has already formed in many places in Afghanistan. The West must support these people with money, weapons, ammunition, logistics and training. Air strikes would also be possible. The great danger now is that Afghanistan will once again become a haven for all sorts of Islamist terrorist organizations. The West must now get as many local workers and other particularly threatened groups of people out of this country as possible. This also applies to their core families. The goal must be to overthrow the Taliban and protect innocent people. That does not mean that one country can or should solve these problems on its own. Joe Biden has done a lot of damage to himself and his country! I hope better times will come again!
@@kimberlyhovis5864 I find it ironic that you people were silent when the US-backed Afghan warlords were carrying out the atrocities you just mentioned.
@@enlightingfear144, which warlords are you referring to?
Grateful for the opportunity to see this. Thank you
Khalid Hosseini uncovered much of what Afghanistan was in his books before 1978. Although I've never traveled, Khalid Hosseini's books brought me into that world and what Afghan culture was like until chaos broke out.
Amazing footage. The people looked very happy.
What beautiful films from a beautiful country! Mr. Foster seemed like such a humble and decent guy 👍🏽. Hopefully Afghanistan can you find its way to progress one day again! Thanks for sharing ✌🏽
Their smiles were precious. This video breaks me so bad, knowing what the situation of Afghanistan in the present.
Really enjoyed this video. Always a sucker for nostalgia. Hope Afghanistan will return to that state it was in when things went well and it was being developed properly as shown here.
Sad to see what is going on in Afghanistan today. Decades ago they were free, peaceful and just busy with their daily lives. Dark clouds are back again over the country. My heart goes out to the people.
Dark clouds left the country
The ugly truth about Afghan women rights under the American occupation.. th-cam.com/video/JKQF-Iic3kI/w-d-xo.html
In this are the darker clouds: th-cam.com/video/TSpWJw6HfyY/w-d-xo.html
الان آزاد شدیم
مرگ بر💩🇺🇲🇷🇺
Beautiful history beautiful peaceful loving people and than theres an other history 😞 may v all our children live in peace and harmony
Let them live with peace please . Every one is happy in Afghanistan except traitors, spies, corrupt leaders and their families
They are the same kids that will become the Taliban. Sad to say 😔
@@3dcreeper Afghanistan will be safest place in world, if rest of world minds their own business 😊
@@3dcreeper The war is over, build their own country a good citizen of the world for a peaceful living afghanistan. A sovereign country. Peace be with Afghanistan.
@@bidenalsagof1571 yes,every one is happy except women and anyone who dares to voice an opinion,unfortunately the country is now stepping back into the dark ages again,shame
Really fantastic retrospective - thank you.
Afghans are painfully pure and humble. Sometimes i forget that smiling could be something nice.
Afghanistan was a better place during its monarchy years
Then come the big bullies
Ironic.
during its ISLAMIC REPUBLIC Days
That's how the elite criminals do it. Remove the head of state and move in to steal everything
@@babss2285 afghanistan is example of a victim of corrupt elite's
This is absolutely amazing footage! Thank you to American Glenn Foster for exploring the other side of the world and capturing these amazing videos back from a forgotten time in Afghanistan’s history. Thank you to BBC for sharing this video as well. Hope the future for Afghanistan is bright!
Great Post! :)
Thank you for this post...Afghanistan is beautiful and the people very kind.
Zoharia Khalia
I wish this video was 10 hours long...
Those old days!!!
Those loving people!!!
😢😢😢😢😢
I pray everything goes well in Afghanistan
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Those old American couple and saeeda mehmood have soo many stories to tell 😭😭😭
This is one of the most bais videos I've ever seen on TH-cam. So much information missing and things said out of context. Well done BBC 👏
Thanks for such a wonderful video
This was most of the middle east and south asia in the 50s 60s... best times.
Before evil usa global hegemony and imperialism
afghanistan is in central asia ma'am
@@texajp1946 You mean the USSR invading Afghanistan right?
hodisfut socialism would have been great for Afghanistan, usa funded Islamic extremists and imported them from Saudi
I don't think pakistan and india were doing that great after the massacres and ethnic cleansing of the partitioning.
I'm writing a book based in Afghanistan and love reading or researching about it. What beautiful times those were. Hopefully one Afghanistan and its beautiful people find that same taste of joy and freedom, inshAllah.😔
All the best with your book!
@@whitechocolateman1088 Aww, thank u.😊
I can’t describe the pain I feel when I watch this film. The magic of Afghanistan fallen to foreign forces… my boyfriend is Afghan and he is in the psychiatric ward now over the pain that has been done to him and his homeland…. I pray and ask for peace for these lovely people. Free be the spirits of these wonderful people
It's so incredibly sad to see the massive decline and hate that has taken over this once peaceful country.
The ugly truth about Afghan women rights under the American occupation.. th-cam.com/video/JKQF-Iic3kI/w-d-xo.html
@@cleopatra8495 what about the contribution of Taliban Terrorist?
yah they suffered Russian and American invasion and occupation, but at last they are free
@@barryirlandi4217 are they really free?
@@GolDRoger-fx2fp What about the contribution of NATO and US occupation?!!
Raping and torturing women and children..
A beautiful visual insight into an amazing country. Thanks to the creators at BBC. Wishing Afghanistan peace and prosperity.
This is so good to watch. I remember being in school in the 50s and learning about developments in this part of the world. Pakistan and India were new countries. There was no Bangldesh at the time, it was East Pakistan. Time does go by before you realize it.
Sad but true D: Bangladesh got independence from us in 1971 after a deadly war between India and Pakistan (10,000+ Pakistani troops died) and we lost it
Thanks for the beautiful images of old Afghanistan...
And the stories of real people.
Thanks BBC for this documentary. 😢
I’m Kurdish I love al afghani people they’re great god bless them
I'm Kurdish too, Where do you live ?
We must remember that Afghan Monarchy under Zahir Shah is the most modern, diplomatic, and open minded government. The abolition of monarchy resulted to feuds that ushered the rise of extremism. Zahir Shah is proclaimed as the father of the nation. Hoping that present afghan youth will advocate for the restoration of the true legitimate government in order to correct a historical wrong and in order for them to redeem their past glory.
Are there any living heirs to the monarchy, do you know?
@@fukuarabu2755 Destroying anyone's religious images/idols is a terrible thing to do in any society/culture. None is special to everyone, so everyone should show respect - it shouldn't be about appeasing one or the (many) other.
From monarchy to feudalism but let’s not forget who backed the mujahideen.
@@raoulduke344 easy to say and done but you need to know that destroy buddhism is almost forbidden. Look at one country which reverse and destroy buddha's status too and their nation never been peace because earthquakes and storm every year or months. Don't think allah or god can help you with destroy buddha's status. Buddha actual supreme god of justice. Wrong is wrong. If you are wrong you can't pray to forgiveness. What you did you will deserve what you get that is buddhism pal.
@@fukuarabu2755 well that's the difference with your fat little budda he isn't doing shit. That's the difference, any man can come to God and ask forgivness through his son Jesus who died for you, me and all.....what did budda actually ever do for you or anyone...
Absolutely great footage especially for that timeframe! Really amazing!
It is great , thanks a lot for such a good documentary video!
It's a crime that they keep this sort of history out of lessons in American schools
If you look at Iran footage from 1970s you will be amazed how similar their life was to Americans in 1970s. It amazed me.
You Americans don’t learn anything about the world. But you sure know how to shout ‘America is the greatest’. You are 330 million souls, the rest of us make up 7.5 billion. What do you think we are all doing?
@@NebraskaGonvilleJones Chill the eff out, these aren't taught in most countries.
America is opposite of peace.
Why do Americans or any other country need to learn this
I'm here after what happened this week. Thank you that this film survived. What a beautiful culture, I want to show this to my daughter, she asked for prayers for Afghanistan.
May God bless you and your daughter. Please tell her, me, an Afghan thinks she is very kind and appreciates it very much. ❤
Wonderful to hear people talk about the old days
Oh my God so beautiful haven’t seen this film before.
Thank you so very much for sharing
Excellent piece of preservation. thank you very much for keeping it for posterity!
love from Peshawar, in adjoining Pakistan in the east of Afghanistan!
Excellent documentary lucidly bringing out the nostalgic past , may God give peace and stability and prosperity to. Afghanistan to regain its past ,
I have always been fascinated by Afghanistan. I had read all I could when I was young (I was born in 1950) and my heart sank when I learned that we were going to go there and fight a war. I knew it would not go well. I had read about the British, the Russians, and in ancient times, the Greeks and Persians and how they could never subdue the tribal people in that wild country. I am so sorry for the Afghans, and all they lost from the time the Russians invaded. If only they could have gone on with their efforts at self determination. I can see from the one woman who had to flee "in plastic shoes" to Pakistan that their hearts were broken.
The ancient empires absolutely did subdue Afghanistan. The modern people are these invaders. The ancient people of the regions, the Bactrians and Arachosians, don't exist anymore.
This should be shared with all Afghan people so they can have HOPE for Afghanistan future..They were once blessed with joy and PEACE!
What hope do they have with Taliban control? It's truly sad!
This was at a time when their Culture and Traditions were respected.
When U.S. presence there truly was there to help the People and THEIR Land.
Notice how the older generation Americans understood the Afghan culture and respected it.......they didn't try to shove democracy and secularism down their throat
And the USSR did what? That is where the downfall started to happen..
Claiming americans were trying to shove an ideology down these peoples throats is a bit hypocritical when one overlooks the simple fact that the soviets had been messing around that country for a very long time (SHOVING DOWN COMMUNISM) down those peoples throats.no my friend the americans didnt make things bad in afghanistan.Its a combination of things and the soviets definetly played a part in it, a huge one i should say, and it goes beyond the 1970s 1980s soviet invasion.Soviets have been meddling in that country since 1925 when they first got involved in a conflict in that country and again in the afghan civil war of 1928 ultimatly supporting and stabblishing a communist regime there in the 1970s.SO if youre gonna claim that americans are/were trying to shove down their democracy and ideologys down afghans throats just dont overlook that soviets were doing it long before and actually made things worst long before americans even thought about that country
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One thing was visible and real. Smile on each face! People were happy. Now it's scream, tears and fear everywhere.
This beautiful documentary I pray 🤲 it comes to the time of peace like this once again
Its impossible now thats the truth. Even prayers will not help. Its only Taliban now
The title took a second to hit me - the person who thought of it should be given a pay raise.
Sad, but absolutely amazing documentary.
What piece of art this documentary, thanx BBC 👍💎
Thanks for sharing...
A wonderful look back at Afghanistan, great people, and like was simple and peaceful and we hope and pray that these good times would be restored.
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS DOCUMENTARY . VERY INTERESTING PIECES .
Impossible to control my tears as i was watching this. The things we lost... My Afghanistan ❤💔
How are you now ?? Really feeling heavy in my heart by seeing this beautiful video...lots of love to afghans and sending prayers from India 🙏❤️
Peace and love from Greece
There is a lot of different between past and present. Past days of Afghan are so beautiful. Those days will never come back. Sweet memories
What a brilliant documentary. What a different place full of hope and wanting to make their country the best it can be. Glen was a force of gd I will always remember his name. The Afghani people deserve peace.
good documentry, really interesting
Agreed! Very interesting documentary.
It is so sad when one realizes how backwards and to deep holes societies can go. You start on a hole and then other and then another ... really ending up in a deep maze.
Such an amazing documentary. What a treasure! 💛
Thank you for showing me Afganistan, I have heard and read so much of Golden Afghanistan through books by Khaled Hussaini also through traders and businessmen settled in Mumbai. I hope some day I will see Afghanistan as it was back in 1950's I hope for peace and prosperity of Afghanistan.
Seeing this rare like gem footages of peace loving Afghans makes one feel so melancholic when we think and compare with the chaotic situation.
My heart goes out to those who got to experience those times of hopes and dreams for Afghanistan
Wow! Such a heart touching documentary!
Very beautiful Informative .Good
I felt too heartbroken after watching this. I pray that glory of old Afghanistan comes back and the people of Afghanistan get peace . The taliban or any other terrorists are a shame to the humanity. What a beautiful country it was and what it has become.
I know a lot of afghans who took refuge in Pakistan in 90s. I wonder what part Pakistan played in the destruction of Afghanistan as per some of the comments
The so called Mujahideen and then the Taliban are all creation of Pakistan.
Pakistan had a big role…they funded the taliban and was the first country to recognise them as a legitimate government in the mid 90s amid all the atrocities the terrorists were committing. Put simply without pakistan there would be no taliban. The talibs were indoctrinated at Madrassas in pakistan that were funded by US and Saudi. Many talibs are pakistani not afghan. This is why SanctionPakistan is trending. Look into it. Afghans are taking a stand against pakistans meddling in our affairs
@@VijayNinel sir Mujahideen of the 1980s are not the same as taliban of today please know your history. The mujahideen under ahmad shah were true freedom fighters. The talibs were young boys indoctrinated in pakistani madrassas
@@ye23. They were a mix actually. Some of them were moderate but many were fundamentalists. There were many foreign fighters like Osama bin Laden as well.
@@VijayNinel yes however majority like ahmad shah’s faction were heroes for afghans and they were the ones who liberated afghans from soviets. The talibs were not a direct creation of the 80’s mujahideen thats my point. The talibs were schooled in pakistani madrassas. In fact ahmad shah was very anti-Taliban. They do not hold the same values and morals. Osama was a Saudi intruder not an afghan
It is unbelievable how the Soviets and then the US, its allies and Pakistan played with the lives of millions of Afghans and destroyed Afghanistan’s history and its cultural heritage. I don’t have any memory of those peaceful times because I am a product of war- born and raised in war 😢.
@rum distillery yes, Islamic extremists created by Pakistan and funded by the US.
@rum distillery Extremists groups created by foreign intervention. What part of history class did you fall asleep in?
Did the Soviets just play? They built dams and backed development and education. The US and UK have done their best to crush all that, with the Sauds and extremist proxies.
Wouldnt say the usa ruinied it they tried to get them independent aigan and help them plenty of times they however failed
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This is a wonderful film. And also very sad to learn how quickly Afghanistan changed from a thriving growing country where the people felt safe, to the coup in 1978, then the Soviet invasion; changed a beautiful thriving country for the last 40 years into a place where people live in fear. Afghanistan of the 50s-70s was like a dream. Yet so many Afghans have no memories of what it once was. It was all lost to quickly.
It makes me think of the possibilities of what is happening in the US now, and how the average American people have no idea how precious our Freedom is and quickly it could disappear.
interesting, I have samilar view of America it is crumbeling similar to various times in Afghanistan history. If Americans don't work in fixing its many internal conflicts from a genuin caring point of view to eachothers, they might end up as Afghanistan at present. Being a military superpower doesn't guarantee your prosperity forever. Afghanistan has over 5.500+ year of military war history of which more than 3.000 as a military superpower. Arrogance, internal conflicts, ever increasing destruction of communication pathways and bridges between groups as well as individeul will lead to a steap fall, no relationship can be build or remain without trust, internal and external conflict overshodew societies fabric turning a snowbol of negative spiral. The deper you are in the harder it is to come out of it. As for Afghanistan its our 3rd/4th time, it might take a century or more but we will find a way out of it as we have done before.
What a beautiful place Afghanistan was, lightly touched, undeveloped, and self sufficient.
GOD bless your country & may HE keep the people safe & protect the children - very sad to see so much suffering as we are sad of what is happening in
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Yes. Noble peace prize, then start a war. What a shame.
Wow !! it really moves one to tears to see the once
happy faces and a beautiful country torn apart by greed of men.May the almighty bring happiness again to the people I pray.
Wow so beautiful thank you for this video
My heart breaks for the Afghans.... Praying for them to find Peace & Prosperity AGAIN!