“No impression of Afghanistan would be complete which overlooked the
importance of these tribesmen — strong, stalwart, wiry men who tramp up and
down the country bent on banditry or herding and plowing. … They, not Kabul,
are Afghanistan. They, not the merchants, politicians and statesmen of the
capital, represent the temper and force of the nation. The shadow of their
threat hangs always over the town, for it is they who are the king-makers.
Kabul and its vicissitudes can only be appreciated in relation to these fierce
tribesmen.”
Ben James, “The Secret Kingdom: An Afghan Journey,” 1934
Top: On Jalalabad Road, Kabul, 2005
Middle: Near Ministry of Women's Affairs, Kabul, 2005
Bottom: Bagrami, Kabul, 2006
(Photos: Jim Chiavelli)
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