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Afghanistan's culture is historically strongly connected to nearby Persia, including the same religion, as the people of both countries have lived together for thousands of years. Its location at the crossroads of Central , South and Western Asia historically made it a hub of diversity, dubbed by one historian as the "roundabout of the ancient ...
A major dish in Pashtun culture are Rosh (cooked lamb and mutton with no spices) [15] and Sohbat, found at traditional gatherings and events. [19] [20] Other major Pashtun dishes include lamb-skewered sajji and chapli kebab. The name dampukht stands for steamed meat, and Khaddi kebab is the Afghan shashlik, which is grilled on an open fire, on ...
Afghan culture has existed for over three millennia, dating back to the time of the Achaemenid Empire in 500 BCE. Afghans have both common cultural features and those that differ between regions with each of the 34 provinces having its own unique distinctive cultures partly as a result of geographic obstacles that divide the country.
العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
The word Afghan also appeared in the 982 Ḥudūd al-ʿĀlam, where a reference is made to a village, Saul, which was probably located near Gardez, Afghanistan. [124] "Saul, a pleasant village on a mountain. In it live Afghans". [124] The same book also speaks of a king in Ninhar , who had Muslim, Afghan and Hindu wives. [125]
In Afghanistan, they primarily inhabit the provinces of Kabul, Baghlan, Badghis, Ghor, Kunduz, Panjshir, Bamyan, Badakhshan, and Parwan. [185] [186] Sher Muhammad Khan Hazara, a Sunni Hazara and chieftain of the Hazaras of Qala-e-Naw, Badghis, was a warlord who participated in the Sunni coalition that defended Herat in 1837.
The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture (Dari: وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ, Pashto: د اطلاعاتو او فرهنګ وزارت) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of Culture, Tourism, Publishing Affairs and Youth Affairs.
Afghanistan, [e] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [f] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [g] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.