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A Pashtun Kochi girl in Southern Afghanistan with her sheep. Pashtun women traditionally wear a long tunic (kamiz) or full-skirted dress over loose-fitting trousers (partug) of a contrasting color, and a head covering. [2] Tunics often feature beaded or felt panels at the shoulder and the front of the bodice or waist sections.
Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic.
Kochis also spelt as Kuchis (Pashto: کوچۍ Kuchis) are pastoral nomads belonging primarily to the Ghilji Pashtuns.It is a social rather than ethnic grouping, although they have some of the characteristics of a distinct ethnic group.
Seeta's first commercial success came with the song "Dukhtare Kuchi", which was based on a love story between an Afghan nomad girl and boy. She followed this up with her next song "Mastam Mast". Qasemi's collaboration with Shafiq Mureed was Seeta's first Pashto song and she was praised for her well versed accent and the video, Ta Sara Meena ...
The weekly programme is broadcast on BBC News Afghanistan, as well as on social media streams of BBC News Pashto and BBC News Dari. Following the Taliban takeover, schools for girls were closed. The Taliban stated that the closures were "temporary" until a "suitable environment" was created. [ 1 ]
Pashtun culture (Pashto: پښتون کلتور) is based on Pashtunwali, as well as speaking of the Pashto language and wearing Pashtun dress.. Pashtunwali and Islam are the two main factors which make the baseline for the social behavior in Pashtun society. [1]
Consequently, while Kakazai Pashtuns residing in Pashto-speaking areas continue to speak Pashto, those in non-Pashto-speaking regions have experienced a linguistic shift. Despite maintaining Pashtun customs, including adherence to Pashtunwali , traditional dress, cuisine, and martial heritage, many Kakazai Pashtuns in regions such as Kabul ...
The Peshawari chappal (Pashto: پېښوري څپلی, Urdu: پیشاوری چپل) is a traditional type of footwear of Pashtuns, worn especially by Pashtuns in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The shoe takes its name from the city of Peshawar , [ 1 ] where it originates.