CHANGING TIMES IN AFGHANISTAN

"In the summer of 1928 a special expedition studied Afghanistan and its ways. The film presents the customs and modes of life of the inhabitants of this unique age; the human processes unfolding amid the mountains and the valleys; the monuments and ruins of ancient Afghanistan; the varied racial composition; king, dervish, fakir, long-haired mountaineer, Mongol, Hindu." Wisconsin. Primitive methods of agriculture are shown, likewise the towns; camel, buffalo, and elephant transport; ruins of the ancient age; the surprisingly forced draft of modernity introduced by King Amanullah. The next leg of the journey finds our expedition at the village of the snake worshippers. A terrifying performance is shown in detail