the films capture a time when afghanistan was changing, modernising, filling with ideas. king zahir, the last afghan king, imagined a forward looking country, united under one flag. all asia was emerging from the second world war. the old imperial power, britain, in retreat. new countries were born. india and pakistan, afg hanistan s most intimate neighbour. in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself
the films capture a time when afghanistan was changing, modernising, filling with ideas. king zahir, the last afghan king, imagined a forward looking country, united under one flag. all asia was emerging from the second world war. the old imperial power, britain, in retreat. new countries were born. india and pakistan, afg hanistan s most intimate neighbour. in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new an islamic republic.
the films capture a time when afghanistan was changing, modernising, filling with ideas. king zahir, the last afghan king, imagined a forward looking country, united under one flag. all asia was emerging from the second world war. the old imperial power, britain, in retreat. new countries were born. india and pakistan, afg hanistan s most intimate neighbour. in 1956, pakistan drew up
britain, in retreat. new countries were born. india and pakistan, afghanistan s most intimate neighbour. in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new an islamic republic. drummers play. mehtabuddin crossed the border into pakistan to film the celebrations. the schoolchildren are queuing up for an orange as a gift. it was a time of moral ambition, of aspiration for all. zahir shah saw his country as at the heart of a modern asia.
the films capture a time when afghanistan was changing, modernising, filling with ideas. king zahir, the last afghan king, imagined a forward looking country, united under one flag. all asia was emerging from the second world war. the old imperial power, britain, in retreat. new countries were born. india and pakistan, afghanistan s most intimate neighbour. in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new