Accordian

Opening Day of Parliament

The Afghanistan National Band plays for the event. Brad Harzman sent this photo. As part of his duties, Harzman, a member of the Kansas National Guard Band, is helping to develop this band. “There’s about a five-year dead spot in Afghan music, because when the Taliban was in charge all music was outlawed. No cassette tapes, no singing, no instruments, nothin’,” he said.