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Daily Life in Kabul
Collection of photos by A. Raffaele Ciriello (taken in 1995 & 1996)
Kabul, Winter 1996: Hard times in Kabul when it starts snowing. Kabulis can only rely on cotton dresses ( Patù ) which offers little or no comfort under these conditions.Kabul, 1995: Money MarketKabul, 1995: One of the several body-building clubs spread all over the city.Kabul, 1995: Nightlife in Sha-Re-Nau district RestaurantKabul, 1995: the Zoo Guardian. This gentleman was bravely taking care of the Lion, at that time the lone host of Kabul Zoo. More than one Year after, I went back to Kabul Zoo to visit the guardian and give him this picture. When he saw himself on the photograph, this man embraced me and started sobbing.Kabul, 1995: Homemade Soda Bottling WarehouseKabul, 1995: Just Married. At first I couldn’t understand the bride’s crying, until I was told it was the anniversary of her small brother’s death, due to a rocket blast.Kabul, 1995: Afghanistan TV StudiosKabul: the Mosque along Kabul RiverKabul, 1995: Traffic at SunsetKabul, Winter 1996: Man and WifeKabul, 1995: Motorbike repair shopKabul, Winter 1996: crowd attending an ICRC food distribution for widows.Kabul, 1995: Movie TheatreKabul, Winter 1996: Public Transportation