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Afghan Center is her monument to her great love - Los Angeles Times

Afghan Center is her monument to her great love

Nancy Dupree, an American now in her 80s, came to Kabul in the 1960s and never left. She has just opened a research library/museum called the Afghan Center at Kabul University.

Nancy Dupree, an American now in her 80s, came to Kabul in the 1960s and never left. She has just opened a research library/museum called the Afghan Center at Kabul University. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Nov. 27, 2013 6:59 AM PT

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Nancy Hatch Dupree’s center at Kabul University is a tribute to her late husband, archaeologist Louis Dupree, and a gift to Afghanistan, where they had met.

Nancy Hatch Dupree

Nancy Dupree just opened a research library/museum at Kabul University. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Nancy Hatch Dupree

Nancy Dupree’s research library/museum at Kabul University. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Nancy Hatch Dupree

Nancy Dupree’s research library/museum at Kabul University. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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