Kabul Collection

The Remnants of an Army. Photomechanical print after Elizabeth Thompson (later Lady Butler). Associated with the Retreat from Kabul, 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Date: 1856

Sardar Afzal Khan, 1882
Engraved portrait of Sardar Afzal Khan, the British envoy to Kabul, Afganistan, pictured in 1882

Afghanistan / Kabul Bazaar
The gate of the bazaar at Kabul

Portrait of a Pathan man at his stall selling pickles in Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Buzkashi, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail from Baburs troops take the fortress at Kabul, c
874250 Detail from Baburs troops take the fortress at Kabul, c.1590-1600 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Farrukh, Dhannu, & Dharmdas (fl.c.1590-1600); San Diego Museum of Art

Detail from Baburs troops take the fortress at Kabul, c
874247 Detail from Baburs troops take the fortress at Kabul, c.1590-1600 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Farrukh, Dhannu, & Dharmdas (fl.c.1590-1600); San Diego Museum of Art

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Zal meets

AFGHAN WAR (1839-1842). The British Army camp outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Contemporary English steel engraving

Buzkashi, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Children looking out of window of old house, Old City, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Devastation from civil war, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

A Map of the Kingdom of Kabul (colour litho)
XCF275023 A Map of the Kingdom of Kabul (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

1879 / AFGHAN WAR
British artillery passes through the Kabul Gate at Jellalabad

Afghanistan flag waving in the deep blue sky background. Isolated national flag. Macro view shot

The Royal Air Force to the rescue in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force to the Rescue in Afghanistan

Satellite Image Of Afghanistan With Kabul Satellite Image Of Afghanistan With Kabul

General Browne, Major Cavagnari and other English staff officers arriving in Kabul
DGA624150 General Browne, Major Cavagnari and other English staff officers arriving in Kabul, July 24, 1879, print

His Majesty Sha Shoojah-ool Moolk
BL3316037 His Majesty Sha Shoojah-ool Moolk, Caubal Costumes, from Sketches in Afghanistan, by James Atkinson, 1842 (litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London

Celebrations in honour of the birth of Humayun in the Chahar Bagh of Kabul (Sur Gujarati)
BL8835671 Celebrations in honour of the birth of Humayun in the Chahar Bagh of Kabul (Sur Gujarati), c.1590 (opaque w/c) by Sur Gujarati (fl.1595-1610); British Library, London

The Bala Hissar and city of Kabul (Afghanistan) from the Citadel, 1839 (w/c on paper)
BL6335326 The Bala Hissar and city of Kabul (Afghanistan) from the Citadel, 1839 (w/c on paper) by Atkinson, James (1780-1852); 25x36.6 cm; British Library, London

Farmer Posing with His Donkey
(Original Caption) Cities of the World-Kabul. (Eighth of Ten). An Afghan farmer uses his donkey to work his land, which is near the Bella Hesar (background), present Afghani Military Academy

Bus Parked on Kabul Street
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. A new bus slows to pick up passengers on a Kabul street. One of them is a veiled woman

Aerial View of Villages of Kabul
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. The walled city of Kabul, capital of the kingdom of Afghanistan, primitive country now is prime influence target in the East-West cold war

Pedestrians and Camels on Kabul Street
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. A camel caravan comes to a halt along an unpaved Kabul street

Exterior of House Complexes of Kabul
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. These are typical homes of Kabul natives wood frames support mud walls

Kabul Resident Pausing Along His Travels
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. Despite the urge towards modernization, the Afghans are tied to their feudal-like past

Exterior of Building in Kabul
(Original Caption) Afghanistan: Cities Of The World-Kabul. A new bus slows to pick up passengers on a Kabul street. One of them is a veiled woman

Policeman Directing Traffic
(Original Caption) Cities of the World -- Kabul. Kabul, Afghanistan: A policeman directs traffic in Kabul. There's little mechanized traffic. A few bicycles roll along the streets

Telephone Pole in Primitive City
(Original Caption) 4/30/1960-Kabul, Afghanistan- A city in the midst of change, the Afghanistan capital of Kabul still consists mainly of rambling streets and mud-built, fortress-like buildings

Afghani Girls at Airport in Western Dress
(Original Caption) 3/11/1967-Kabul, Afghanistan- Youthful girls dressed in western fashion seen outside the Kabul Airport present a vivid change from the old tradition

Hafizullah Amin Giving Press Conference
Afghanistan president Hafizullah Amin holds a press conference just days after overthrowing former president Nur Mohammad Taraki

Troops Arrive at Afghani Airport in Tanks
(Original Caption) First pictures of Soviet troops arriving at Kabul Airport during the last two days

Afghan Military in Armored Vehicles
(Original Caption) 1/6/1980-Kabul, Afghanistan- Afghan military personnel man Russian APCs with light guns at an intersection on the road between Kabul and Jalalabad

Afghan Soldiers on Street with Machine Guns
(Original Caption) 1/6/1980-Kabul, Afghanistan- Afghan soldiers, one holding a machine gun, are photographed at a camp here 1/6. Filed 1/7/1980

Soldiers Stand on One of Two Trucks
(Original Caption) Two Russian soldiers are seen on a truck along a road into the city of Kabul 1/6. Soviet military appearances still occur around the capital since the Dec. 27 coup

Surface-to-Air Rockets in a Row
(Original Caption) Russian surface-to-air rockets are seen in a suburb town of Kabul, 1/11

Russian Military Transport Plane on Runway
(Original Caption) Huge Russian military transport plane, AN-22, is being unloaded at the Kabul airport. Western diplomats said that 85, 000 Russian troops are now in Afghanistan

Children Selling American Cigarettes
(Original Caption) 1/17/1980-Kabul

Crowded Sidewalk in Kabul
(Original Caption) 1/17/1980-Kabul

Armored Soviet Vehicles Arriving in Kabul
(Original Caption) Column of armored vehicles and trucks of the Soviet army arrives at this snowbound city January 30 to reinforce the Russian military organization in Afghanistan

Soviet Tanks in Kabul Street
(Original Caption) 1/8/1981-Kabul, Afghanistan- Soviet tanks arrayed on a downtown Kabul street

Metal workers, Kabul
Trevor Cole

The workshop
Trevor Cole

Afghani girl
Trevor Cole

King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho)
8661016 King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Milinda asks Questions, Bc.140)

The Hindu Kush and passes between the Kabul and Oxus, 1879
2902277 The Hindu Kush and passes between the Kabul and Oxus, 1879; (add.info.: The Hindu Kush and passes between the Kabul and Oxus, 1879.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900): British position at Sherpore
530488 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900): British position at Sherpore, Cabul (Kabul). Gatling gun bastion making ready to repel attack by the Ghazis, 23 December 1879

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat
530476 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator: instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

Engraving depicting the indoor and outdoor costumes of the ladies of Kabul
3521180 Engraving depicting the indoor and outdoor costumes of the ladies of Kabul; (add.info)

Photographic print of the Amir's Palace at Kabul
3521176 Photographic print of the Amir's Palace at Kabul; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Amir's Palace at Kabul, Afghanistan. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

The altar of Surkh Kotal Temple. Creator: Unknown photographer
The altar of Surkh Kotal Temple. Found in the Collection of the Nationalmuseum von Afghanistan, Kabul

The stairs of Surkh Kotal Temple. Creator: Unknown photographer
The stairs of Surkh Kotal Temple. Found in the Collection of the Nationalmuseum von Afghanistan, Kabul

Belt buckle, 1st century. Creator: The Oriental Applied Arts
Belt buckle, 1st century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

Fish-shaped glass flask, 1st century. Creator: The Oriental Applied Arts
Fish-shaped glass flask, 1st century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Creator: Historic Object
The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

Kabul Afghanistan Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Retreat of the British Army from Kabul (colour litho)
5992275 Retreat of the British Army from Kabul (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat of the British Army from Kabul)

The city of Cabul, from the north-east (engraving)
7161014 The city of Cabul, from the north-east (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The city of Cabul, from the north-east)

A Reception at the Royal Court of Kabul, from Firdawsis Shahnama (vellum)
LRI615985 A Reception at the Royal Court of Kabul, from Firdawsis Shahnama (vellum) by Persian School; Musee Conde, Chantilly

Cabul, 1842 (engraving)
3744570 Cabul, 1842 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Illustrated London News, 14 May 1842. ); English, out of copyright

Kabul (colour litho)
5991997 Kabul (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kabul. Illustration for Glimpses of the British Empire (Collins, c 1910).); © Look and Learn

Zal climbs to reach Rudaba from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c
5932575 Zal climbs to reach Rudaba from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c.1440 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Persian School, (15th century); 25.6 x 17.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Cabul Illustrated, the Main Street in the Bazaar in the Fruit Season (engraving)
1058684 Cabul Illustrated, the Main Street in the Bazaar in the Fruit Season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabul Illustrated)

Cabul, the Capital of Shere Alis Dominions in Afghanistan (engraving)
1621565 Cabul, the Capital of Shere Alis Dominions in Afghanistan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabul)

The Campaign in Afghanistan (engraving)
1045378 The Campaign in Afghanistan (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaign in Afghanistan)

A Bride in Kabul (chromolitho)
735142 A Bride in Kabul (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bride in Kabul)

Group of Cabulese, Kabulese, Afghans, 1860 s

Afghan War - Advanced Camp at Basawul on the Kabul River
Afghan War - The Advanced Camp at Basawul on the Kabul River. 1879

44th Regiment at Gundamuck
In 1841 the 44th was in Kabul where uprising endangered the garrison

The Durbar-Khaneh of Shah Shoojah-Ool-Moolk, at Caubul, from
STC135173 The Durbar-Khaneh of Shah Shoojah-Ool-Moolk, at Caubul, from Sketches in Afghaunistan, engraved by Charles Haghe (1810-88) and Louis Haghe (1806-85) published by Henry Graves

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"The Remnants of an Army: Exploring the Rich History and Vibrant Culture of Kabul" Step into the captivating world of Kabul, Afghanistan, where history intertwines with modernity. Sardar Afzal Khan's portrait from 1882 takes us back to a time when bravery and honor were revered. In the bustling Kabul Bazaar, immerse yourself in the sights and scents as you encounter a Pathan man selling pickles at his stall. The vibrant colors and flavors reflect the diversity that thrives within this city. Witness the exhilarating sport of Buzkashi in action, as riders fiercely compete for victory on horseback. This ancient tradition showcases both strength and skill, capturing the essence of Afghan culture. Travel through time with Shahnameh's epic tales from the 16th century; Zal meeting legendary characters brings mythical stories to life against Kabul's backdrop. Peering out from an old house window in Old City, children gaze upon their beloved cityscape – a testament to resilience amidst adversity. Devastation caused by civil war serves as a reminder of Kabul's tumultuous past but also its unwavering spirit. Delve into history once more with a glimpse into British Army camp outside Kabul during the Afghan War (1839-1842). A contemporary English steel engraving captures moments frozen in time forever etched in memory. Uncover hidden treasures through "A Map of Kingdom of Kabul, " allowing your imagination to wander across this enchanting land filled with untold stories waiting to be discovered. Kabul is not just a place; it is an embodiment of resilience, courage, and hope. Explore its rich tapestry where echoes from centuries past blend seamlessly with present-day aspirations - truly showcasing why it remains an extraordinary destination worth exploring.