Remembering a Time of Peace in Afghanistan - washingtonpost

In August 1972, Carolee and David Chamberlin began a 2 1/2 -year tour of Afghanistan as Peace Corps volunteers. Their remote host country of rugged landscapes had been calm since 1920 and would remain so a few years more.
The Afghans they met were, in Carolee's words, "hospitable, generous and treated us with great respect. If you were a guest in their houses, they were very welcoming, treating you as part of the family." - Remembering a Time of Peace in Afghanistan

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