Outdoor meat shop, Kabul.  Note axe and chopping stump.



Interior of meat shop. In the absence of refrigeration, carcasses kept for only a short time and had to
 be sold quickly.  Karakul hats and turbans were the most common headgear worn by men.



Kabul eggseller.



A surprising variety of goods were available in certain Kabul shops.  Some, particularly in tin cans,
 may have been purloined by servants from the larders of foreigners for whom they worked.



Streetside vendor of assorted clothing.  In addition to the caps, which were usually worn beneath
 turbans by men, but sometimes alone by boys, there are a number of colorful dress fronts
(and dresses) woven in geometric designs.  A ubiquitous jewie (ditch) separates the road
from the roadside and likely serves as a protective barrier against errant vehicles. 
Foreigner with child at far left of photo.



Basket and pottery shop, Kabul.  The blue pottery likely came from Istalif, a town about an hour's
drive northwest of Kabul.



Kabul post office.  Unfortunately, delivery was unreliable. 



Raisin flavored water.  On this not particularly warm day, snow substituted
 for ice, to cool the beverage.  Drinking this would be an invitation to health
 disaster; either immediate, in the form of some type of dysentery, or
long-term, such as hepatitis.  Some natives were likely relatively
immune.  Note Kabul River and mosque in background. 
This was the downtown area of Kabul called Puli-keshti.




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