I've seen photos from Afghanistan taken in the 1950s that could have been taken in the US:
Fashion Freedom in Pre-War Afghanistan
When the US decided to lure the Soviets into Afghanistan during the Carter administration, our chosen puppets where among the most right-wing, religious bigots in that country, and they had a completely different vision of individual liberty.
History of Afghanistan - Wikipedia
"Amid corruption charges and malfeasance against the royal family and the poor economic conditions created by the severe 1971–72 drought, former Prime Minister
Mohammad Sardar Daoud Khan seized power in a non-violent coup on July 17, 1973, while Zahir Shah was receiving treatment for eye problems and therapy for
lumbago in Italy.
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"Daoud abolished the monarchy, abrogated the 1964 constitution, and declared Afghanistan a republic with himself as its first President and Prime Minister.
"His attempts to carry out badly needed economic and social reforms met with little success, and the new constitution promulgated in February 1977 failed to quell chronic political instability."