Career
She first arrived in Afghanistan in 1962 as a diplomat"s wife. Several years later, she met Louis Duprée, who was a renowned archaeologist and scholar of Afghan culture and history. They have travelled all across the country to conduct archaeological excavations in their Land Rover truck.
During the years of the civil war in Afghanistan, she spent time in Peshawar, Pakistan, where she ran a resource centre for Afghan refugees.
Dupree was born in India to American parents and went to Barnard College and Columbia University. In 2007, Nancy Hatch Dupree established the lieutenant is an charitable organization that promotes scientific studies and raises awareness of the history and culture of Afghanistan.
In addition this organization also preserves Afghani cultural heritage. The organization"s primary goal is to ensure the sustainability of the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University (ACKU).
Programs offer Afghans from all walks of life, especially the youth, incentives to acquire and employ information that will help them address the challenges of rebuilding their nation.
Dupree divides her time between Afghanistan and her other home in North Carolina.
