Short thread about Afghanistan´s different types of turbans, locally known as "lungee" or "mandeel". Check it out!
Picture shows two Mujahedeens: right one wearing a Pakol hat and the left one a dark blue turban with white lines. One of the most popular turbans in Afg.
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Choosing Afghan recruits for the British service, Jalalabad, Second Anglo-Afghan War, illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XIX, no 487, March 29, 1879.
A former Taliban fighter looks on after joining Afghan government forces during a ceremony in Herat province on March 26, 2012.
A Pashtun man wearing a black turban. Very powerful features.
Black turbans are considered as a "Taliban symbol". Wearing one in many regions might get you into big trouble.
Black turbans are considered as a "Taliban symbol". Wearing one in many regions might get you into big trouble.
An Afghan Sikh wearing a "dastar" turban.
Dastar literally means in Persian & #39;dast-e-yaar& #39; or the hand of God, is an item of headwear associated with Sikhism and plays a key role in Sikh´s cultural identity.
Dastar literally means in Persian & #39;dast-e-yaar& #39; or the hand of God, is an item of headwear associated with Sikhism and plays a key role in Sikh´s cultural identity.
Ismail Khan, a Mujahedeen leader from Herat.
I must say the only man I have seen wearing this type of turbans in Afg is Ismail Khan.
I must say the only man I have seen wearing this type of turbans in Afg is Ismail Khan.
A musician in Balkh city with his musical instrument while wearing a plain turban.
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