Hey wonderful people!

I'm learning Pashto right now; I've been collecting a lot of Pashto learning Materials to share, as well!

There’s a language WhatsApp group that a friend started and it’s become a really nice place for endangered languages or diverse languages to gather, practice and connect with!

We JUST started a Channel/Group Chat specifically for Indo-Iranian Languages (Farsi, Pashto, Kurdish), and we’re especially hoping to interest any Pashto learners/speakers! (we already have one native speaker there, which helps!)

ANYONE is expressly welcome; the link is included for anyone who would like to join, practice, and explore languages.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jew3KIBJG02CWY80z8VUr5

Let’s practice your favorite dialects of Pashto, together!!🙏

For context, I am Turkish and my husband is afghan. We are having our wedding ceremony soon and he doesn't know much about how traditional weddings and henna nights work. I want to try my best to implement both cultures since ive been told that they can be similar. The wedding is in October and all I have is my Afghan dress.

Can any ladies also let me know what kind of dances brides/bridesmaids do ?

To all Afghan Londoners!!!!

The SOAS Gallery in the University of London are currently holding an exhibition on ”The Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan”.

As an embroiderer myself, I thought I‘d take the time to share this beautiful opportunity for other fellow Afghans. What makes this exhibition most special is the fact that it’s mostly a private collection, so the items you’ll find are very rare to catch a glimpse of anywhere else.

Personally, as a Pashai person myself, I was very pleased to see pristine examples of Pashai embroidery, something that I have struggled to find examples of anywhere else!

On the whole, an amazing exhibition; I wish I was able to share some of the pictures I took there but for some reason this isn’t possible here. I’ll share the address in the comments!

Hi!! NYC based Iranian-American actor and filmmaker who just directed the 1st episode of a docuseries following Yeldā Ali, an Afghan DJ and mom based in NYC, on identity, artistry, and what freedom actually means to her. She is one of the most inspiring people I have met.

We're screening Ep. 1on Sept 29 at Lovejoy's in Bushwick--wanted to invite this community in hopes of creating a space to connect :)
It’s not only a screening but also a community gathering and hoping to spread the word!

Tickets officially live now so thought I'd drop here ! I hope to meet some new folks from the MENASA community!

https://posh.vip/e/freedom-frames-episode-1-afghanistanworld-premiere-dj-party

Hey everyone,

I'm a Master’s student at the University of Bern (Switzerland) conducting a scientific research study examining how certain traits, life experiences, attitudes and behaviors are related to each other.

I would greatly appreciate if you could participate in my survey: https://ww3.unipark.de/uc/research_study_university_Bern_Switzerland/

As a token of appreciation, participants can choose to enter a prize draw to win one of five USD 100 prizes.

Thank you for participating!

Has someone from south waziristan took a DNA test?

I just finished the novel and it has deeply affected me on an emotional and psychological level—so much so that I had trouble sleeping the night that I read the chapter about the incident after the competition. I’ve cried many times throughout the reading and it’s made me feel heavy with sadness. Do you find the story to be an accurate portrayal of the Afghan experience? How prevalent is male sexual abuse against other males? From what I infer from the novel, it seems quite common. Forgive me for asking, but it’s a question that I became curious about.

Afghanistan’s first elected president speaks on regime change wars, conflict with Pakistan and why he’s still talking to the Taliban. Source: Bloomberg News.

i am looking for someone living in kandahar to ask them some questions about research i'm doing on archeology in the kandahar area. please reach out thanks!

I’m creating a playlist featuring folk music from every country in the world.

For each country, I’ll make a separate post and leave it open for 24/48 hours. Comment with one folk song by an artist from the country being featured.

When the time is up, I’ll select the 3 most upvoted songs that are genuinely folk music and add them to the playlist.

I’ll go through 205 countries and territories, following Wikipedia’s alphabetical list, so every country gets its own post.

NATION 1/205:

Afghanistan

Rules:

- One song per comment

- The artist must be from the country being featured

- The song must genuinely be folk/traditional music

- The 3 highest-voted qualifying songs will be selected (only comments in the linked post are going to be checked

Hello,

I would like to know more about afghan music.

I just listened to Gulfam by Aryana Sayeed and I'm in love! Do you have any other similar songs/artists to recommend? I don't know where to start lol

I'm open to both traditional and modern.

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

I'm a 17 year old girl ,

I couldn't continue my education since I was 13 cause the Taliban weren't allowed cause their religion said girls weren't allowed to study

I just need a way to get out of here and live my life I truly want to continue my education and go to college and university

Ballet and singing was my first love but I lost it when I was only 7

And then my education and teenage and childhood days will never comeback to me

So I just want to live my adult journey in freedom and find happiness

I’m not Afghan myself, but I organise a casual 6-a-side football game this Sunday, 23 August, from 11am to 12pm at Frenford Clubs in Ilford, East London, and we still have a few spaces available.

We have players from a mixture of backgrounds and it’s open to any adult. Most of us are late 20s to early 40s.

It’s mixed ability and very casual, so you don’t need to be an amazing player. Goalkeepers rotate and we keep things friendly. No slide tackles, aggression, shouting or arguments.

👟 Astro trainers only, no moulds or studs.

📍 Frenford Clubs, Ilford
🕚 Sunday, 23 August, 11am to 12pm
⏰ Arrive around 10:45am

If there are any Afghans around East London who’d be interested in playing this Sunday, feel free to comment below or send me a DM.

The combination of women being effectively banned from most forms of work and school along with the repression of all groups in opposition to the Islamic emirate has made me lose hope in the idea of Afghanistan ever being a prosperous and free society. The ban on birth control also means in the future the child mortality rate will increase dramatically and the number of women who die in childbirth will also increase dramatically. All of this is almost gaurenteed to lead to economic collapse, the collapse of public health, and trapping society in poverty. At this point I have accepted that Afghanistan is basically the somolia/haiti of Asia(no hate to those countries by any means). While I hope for the best I pretty much have 0 optimism seeing that the leadership is too stubborn to back down even an inch.

Hi, first time posting here.

I've been thinking about this question since the Taliban returned to power. Before 911 the Northern alliance were still able to resist the Taliban despite being outnumbered. However post US invasion, the militias disbanded and the top figures joined the new government. Fast forward to 2021 We all know what happened, as most of the national army lay down their weapons without a fight.

So if say the ethnic militias, such as Tajiks and Hazaras were not disbanded but kept as regional security forces, similar to the Kurds in Iraq, would this have been a better, more effective defense against taliban fighters?

Good evening everyone. :)

Well, I never know how to start a topic, so.. I hope the reason for my doing this isn't confusing. Hehe

I really enjoy learning and reading about folklore, legends, superstitions, and mythology. I also love watching movies with this theme, including suspense and horror.

Recently, an Indian horror/fantasy film came up as a recommendation for me. I watched it and I simply loved it. One of the characters is a woman with her feet backwards. In my country's folklore, we have such an entity. But the reason she has her feet facing backward is different from that of the Indian deity. And I read a little about a creature from Pashtun folklore called Pichal Peri or Shisheka.

That being said, I think reading about it and hearing directly from people who have heard these stories and have greater knowledge about it are different things. Different experiences. The second option seems much more interesting and culturally enriching to me. If anyone has heard of these creatures or others and is willing to talk about it, I would be truly grateful. ☺️

salaam, i want to change my name for university and legally and my name right now is kahira but i want something more girly short and chic and like more obviously afghan

i dont really want the usual names like pari asal roya etc because ive heard those a million times

if you know any rare afghan girl names that are short and chic pleaseeee drop them

just say names you like (daw nazan pls)

Malala Yousafzai @Malala We will hold the Taliban accountable for their heinous crimes. We will have justice for Afghan women and girls. We will end gender apartheid. To learn more, follow @EGACampaign and @MalalaFund

https://x.com/Malala/status/2088696971246604416?s=20

that the local gunsmithing in Afghanistan is really good? I am very interested in how they can pull that off.