A man, a plan, Afghanistan

In which @askbilal gets off a plane, eats a taco and comes to the show to talk about how his family fled Afghanistan (in which shoulder pads may have saved his family), and his triumphant return 25 years later.

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Lots of talk about demographics, history, politics, defense and day to day life, as well as music, including Kabul Dreams (playing in SF at Yoshis on 14 Sept!) and records that were probably on sale in this infamous picture.

Kabul record store, 1960s?