Bagh-i-Umomi (Public Garden).

1928
Ladies enjoyed visits to the gardens in the afternoon when the band played. They wore light diaphanous veils introduced by Queen Soraya to replace the head-to-toe chadri or Burqa. No woman wearing the full head-to-toe burqa was allowed to enter the Park.
KES Collection No. 1020

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Image Size: 6360x3756 / 4.2MB; 1928 Afghanistan Kabul Paghman Bagh-i-Umomi Public Garden Ladies Gardens Queen Soraya KES Collection Slide LD 1928 01651
Contained in galleries: PAGHMAN: 1920s

1928<br />
Ladies enjoyed visits to the gardens in the afternoon when the band played. They wore light diaphanous veils introduced by Queen Soraya to replace the head-to-toe chadri or Burqa. No woman wearing the full head-to-toe burqa was allowed to enter the Park. <br />
KES Collection No. 1020