Paghman.  Summer.  Note flat roofs, similar to those of most houses in Kabul, doubtlessly requiring
 shoveling of accumulated snow in winter.



Babur Shah's tomb.  Babur (1483-1530) was the first Mogul ruler in India, a poet, diarist, and military
adventurer, and descendant of Timur/Tamerlane and Genghis Khan.  He settled in Kabul in 1504.



Paghman had two gardens: lower and upper.  This Afghan sits in a
 masonry structure at the lower gardens.



Spozamai (Moonlight) restaurant/cafe.  Paghman reservoir. 
Note relatively contemporary design of cafe.



Caravan.  Upper Paghman.  Many Afghan women hid their faces when being photographed. 



Upper Paghman gardens.  Despite the starkness of much of the country, which had an appeal of
 its own, pockets of color and more conventional beauty were appreciated by natives
 and visitors alike.




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