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Under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. Thats because music was forbidden. It was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. And so that was very discouraging for many musicians. Many musicians fled afghanistan. They stopped playing music. Life was even harder for girls like freshta. They couldnt go to school, play sports. They couldnt even g...

Shortly after the attacks in 2001, president bush sent our military to afghanistan. They forced the taliban to flee. Under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. Thats because music was forbidden. It was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. And so that was very discouraging for many musicians. Many musicians fled afghanistan. They stopped pl...

Spanish Tony was The Rolling Stones’ fixer during the crazy years – these are his photos.