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**Pete** · 08-07-2014, 05:28

Helmand's Golden Age

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/20...529/index.html

Interesting story about an American engineer in Afghanistan in the early 1950's. Has a number of film clips he took.

"...Glenn Foster carried with him a 16mm camera, and in the seven years that he was to live and work in Afghanistan he shot hour upon hour of film - of Afghan life and landscapes, of engineering projects, of Christmas parties in the American community. And in those hours of film he captured the country in a hopeful moment of its history that is all but forgotten...."

08-07-2014, 05:28	#1
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Helmand's Golden Age Helmand's Golden Age http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/20...529/index.html Interesting story about an American engineer in Afghanistan in the early 1950's. Has a number of film clips he took. "...Glenn Foster carried with him a 16mm camera, and in the seven years that he was to live and work in Afghanistan he shot hour upon hour of film - of Afghan life and landscapes, of engineering projects, of Christmas parties in the American community. And in those hours of film he captured the country in a hopeful moment of its history that is all but forgotten...."
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