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Afghanistan's historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center
Kabul authorities demolished the historic 1960s cinema to build a shopping complex, aiming to develop municipal land and boost commercial market potential, officials said.
- Demolition crews began tearing down the historic Ariana Cinema on Dec. 16, which first opened in the early 1960s and served moviegoers for decades.
- The destruction of the cinema symbolizes the loss of Afghan cinema culture amid ongoing hardships.
- All signs of historical Afghanistan are being destroyed, affecting the community of cinema lovers.
- The area is being redeveloped for a shopping center, impacting a significant part of Kabul.
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Afghanistan’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center
Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action flicks. Now, it is no more.
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