- The first traces of human inhabitation in Afghanistan were found around thirty millenniums ago ("Traditional" 2012).
- This ancient country has the main attraction of the historic pathway known as “Silk Road” that was am important passage for the human migration in this region ("Traditional" 2012)
- Centuries have gone away, but traditional and nomadic life style of the Afghani people has never changed.
- Courtesy to the geographic landscape of this landlocked country or to the instinct of self esteem in the Afghan nation, the ancient cultural and traditional values are still alive and preserved in Afghanistan ("Traditional" 2012).
- The main ethnic communities of Afghanistan are Pashtuns and Tajiks while the Hazara and Uzbeks are also significant in number.
- Each ethnic community has their own way of dressing, but they all dress in similar ways
- The traditional dress of Afghanistan has also gone through many variations and fashions.
- In Afghanistan, cotton and wool have remained the dominant fabrics used for dressing ("Traditional" 2012).
- For preparing the expensive dresses, rugs and carpets, silk was also an important raw material.
- Overtime, Afghanistan clothing changed and became much like Western clothing ("Traditional" 2012).
- Clothing in the 1950s was much like western clothing during that time
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- Western clothing had a huge influence on a lot of countries everywhere
"Lost in Time: Groovy Afghanistan." Messy Nessy Chic. N.p., 10 June 2013. Web. 02 June 2015. <http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/10/lost-in-time-groovy-afghanistan/>.
Afghanfun. "An Old Afghanistan's Fashion Show." YouTube. YouTube, 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 02 June 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxa3HCAh3ms>.
"Afghanistan Clothing." , Afghan or Afghani Traditional Clothes. Afghanistan-Culture, 2012. Web. 02 June 2015.
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