I don't remember the exact date. 1971. Summer. I sat in the plane and looked out the window at the mountain. Waited. Thought. Unease. Waited. The plane began to move. The plane was still on the runway, on the ground. Gaining speed but still on the runway. I was still there, still touching. The nose… Continue reading The Plane
Tag: Afghanistan
Afghan Boy and Girl
Mazar-i-Sharif, 1969 #Mazar #Afghanistan
My first view
1968. My first morning in Afghanistan. Looking out my hotel window and I see girls on their way to school. The view from the window would be different today. wja 15 Aug 2021
Religious Event, Crowd Control
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, about 1969
Donkey Shoes
I had no idea that donkeys wore shoes until I scanned this slide from my wife. Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. About 1970.
Near Kandahar, 1969
Two Afghan Boys
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, about 1970
Man, Bread, Chickens
Mazar-i-Sharif, 1971
My First Morning In Afghanistan
Early autumn, 1968. My Peace Corps group arrived in Kabul the evening before. When I arose the next morning and looked out the hotel window, this is what I saw. School girls.
Near Bamiyan
Photograph from about 1970, made near Bamiyan, Afghanistan
