Culture in Kabul

Maybe it’s also because it’s Spring, but lately I’ve been immersed in lots of culture. Last week there was an exhibit at Babur Garden (see my Feb post), my fav little bit of heaven in Kabul- the photos of Steve McCurry who’s been photographing Afghanistan for 30 years. It seemed ridiculous but I couldn’t help it – I took photos of his photos and include a few here bec I kind of made some of them my own. The next day a film at the French Cultural Center, another of my hangouts, titled “”women’s choices””, but really a tale of two special women - The Governor of Bamyan and The Commandante, who lost a few sons and took up arms herself, leading the guerillas during the fighting- she’s now a King Solomon like judge, overseeing all the disputes in her province. Her decisions are never challenged.