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Short thread about Afghanistan´s different types of turbans, locally known as "lungee" or "mandeel". Check it out!
Pashtun militiamen from Helmand province.
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.
Two mean from Bamiyan province wearing different types of turbans.
A Herati man wearing a white turban, probably the most popular type in Afg´s western provinces.
A man from Farah wearing a grey turban, with black lines.
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afghan turban Imamah (امامه پګړۍ پټکۍ لونګۍ )
A young man from Panjshir.
This sort of turbans are quite popular in the Pashtun regions in southeastern provinces.
Afghan elders put a turban on the head of Abdullah Abdullah.
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.
Baluch turban.
A former Taliban fighter looks on after joining Afghan government forces during a ceremony in Herat province on March 26, 2012.
A Mujahedeen from Nangarhar province.
Sons of Nowroz Khan of Lal Pur wearing different types of turbans. 1879.
A man in Kabul province. Kabulis do not wear turbans. He must be most likely from somewhere else.
A random man wearing a turban and a chapan. Northern style.
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 'dast-e-yaar' 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 'dast-e-yaar' or the hand of God, is an item of headwear associated with Sikhism and plays a key role in Sikh´s cultural identity.
Different types of turbans for sale. I got myself a Grey and Slate one in Herat in 2011.
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.
This picture must be 50 years old.
This picture must be 50 years old.
A displaced man in Badghis province wearing a green turban.
Ethnic Uzbeks wearing traditional Uzbek turbans. Notice they are "flat" in comparison with other turbans.
