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The Plane

August 30, 2021January 6, 2022 William Julius Allen

I don't remember the date. 1971. Summer. I sat in the plane and looked at the mountain. Waited. The plane began to move. The plane was still on the runway. Gaining speed but still on the runway. I was still there, still touching. The nose lifted. The center wheels still on the ground. Still touching.… Continue reading The Plane →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan

Afghan Boy and Girl

August 16, 2021August 20, 2021 William Julius Allen

Mazar-i-Sharif, 1969 #Mazar #Afghanistan

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan, child, children, Mazar-i-Sharif, pensive

My first view

August 15, 2021 William Julius Allen

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

Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1968, Afghanistan, Kabul, Peace Corps

Religious Event, Crowd Control

September 4, 2020 William Julius Allen

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, about 1969

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif, Nowruz

Donkey Shoes

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 William Julius Allen

I had no idea that donkeys wore shoes until I scanned this slide from my wife. Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. About 1970.

Posted in PictureTagged Afghanistan, donkey, hoof, Mazar-i-Sharif, shoe, shoeing

Near Kandahar, 1969

July 19, 2020 William Julius Allen

Posted in PictureTagged Afghanistan, desert, haze, Kandahar

Two Afghan Boys

July 15, 2020 William Julius Allen

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, about 1970

Posted in PictureTagged 1970, Afghanistan, boys, Mazar

Man, Bread, Chickens

July 12, 2020January 14, 2021 William Julius Allen

Mazar-i-Sharif, 1971

Posted in PictureTagged Afghanistan, bread, Chickens, Man, Mazar

My First Morning In Afghanistan

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 William Julius Allen

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.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan, arrival, Kabul, Peace Corps

Near Bamiyan

May 9, 2019 William Julius Allen

Photograph from about 1970, made near Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan, Agriculture, Bamiyan, green, irrigation, landscape, rice
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