Old-timers remember this as a lively, playfully irreverent city. Once, street urchins had a standard greeting for Westerners strolling down the market lanes: "Hey, Mr. Katchalu, " they would shout. That means "Mr. Potato" in the local Dari language. The nickname dates back two centuries to the Europeans who introduced potatoes to this remote Central Asian land ringed with mountains. But it is no longer heard on the streets of Kabul.
Written by a times staff writer in 1987.
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This article shows how the old Afghanistan was like before the Taliban arrived.
I felt very angry about this article when I read it because it shows how the talibs changed Afghanistan.
It relates to culture by showing the dictatorship of the Taliban.
Written by a times staff writer in 1987.
link is here
This article shows how the old Afghanistan was like before the Taliban arrived.
I felt very angry about this article when I read it because it shows how the talibs changed Afghanistan.
It relates to culture by showing the dictatorship of the Taliban.