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We tracked down foster's assistant, now living on the far side of the world in america. we tracked down foster's assistant, now living on the far side of the world in america. he hadn't seen the films in 50 years.
Dams at lightning speed. foster and mehtabuddin went out to film each stage of the project in detail, from the grand opening of the dams to the narrowest canals spreading across the desert. not many americans still remember the old days in helmand, but there are a very few. went to afghanistan in, er... my daughter was about a year old. i went ahead of you because we didn't have any house for the family for the first six months, and we were working on the new kandahar international airport. mm—hm. and then they came over about six months later. we lived in this little bungalow... it was a du...
A land full of life and hope. they tell a special chapter of our story that's almost forgotten. half a century ago, an american, glenn r foster, from california arrived in southern afghanistan. he stayed on for seven years, a keen photographer in black and white and marvellous colour. glenn took his 16mm film camera through kandahar and helmand. he toured through villages and deserts. sometimes, hejust let the camera run. people chatter. horses gallop. foster's family kept the films in a trunk at home, and they kept a reel of tape, noting his impressions as plain as the day he recorde them. th...
Surprises our 21st—century heirs. we tracked down foster's assistant, now living on the far side of the world in america.
He stayed on for seven years, a keen photographer in black and white and marvellous colour. glenn took his 16mm film camera through kandahar and helmand. he toured through villages and deserts. sometimes, hejust let the camera run. foster's family kept the films in a trunk at home, and they kept a reel of tape, noting his impressions as plain as the day he recorded them. their calm and optimism surprises our 21st—century heirs.