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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)

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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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