Archive for the year 2012
Religion in Afghanistan Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Oct 25, 2012
Article two of the constitution of Afghanistan which was approved in 2004 states that, “The sacred religion of Islam is the religion of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Followers of other faiths shall be free within the bounds of law in the exercise and performance of their religious rituals.” Majority of Afghans are Sunni Muslims…
Personal Pronouns in Pashto Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Jul 27, 2012
Personal Pronouns in Pashto A Pronoun that refers to a person, a group of persons, or a thing is called personal pronoun. (e.g., he, she, it, I, we, you, they) In Pashto language, there are more personal pronouns than in English. The other difference is that the personal pronouns in Pashto can be dropped, which…
Attan, the Afghan National Dance Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on May 18, 2012
Attan, the Afghan National Dance Attan which is referred to as the Afghan National Dance is the very famous Afghan group Dance in Afghanistan. Attan is a very old traditional dance. It is said to have been one of the religious traditions of the pagans living in the area that is called Afghanistan today. This dance…
Types of the letter ی (yaa) in Pashto Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on May 9, 2012
Types of the letter ی (yaa) in Pashto Out of 44 letters in Pashto alphabet five of them are the variations of the letter ی (yaa). These letters are all called “yaa” and look almost alike but they are different letters and have different functions and sounds. Sometimes even the native Pashto speakers are confused by the…
Affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple sentences in Pashto. Posted by najib on Mar 7, 2012
Affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple sentences in Pashto. The Pashto sentence structure is subject-object-verb. English Transliteration Pashto Hamed has a pen. hamed yaw qalam laree. حامد یو قلم لري Hamed does not have a pen. hamed yaw qalam na laree. حامد یو قلم نلري Does Hamed have a…
Simple sentences in Pashto Posted by najib on Feb 8, 2012
Simple sentences in Pashto: The verb normally comes at the end of the sentence in Pashto. Translations: This – Da, that -haghah, it –Da or haghah, she-haghah, he-haghah and is –Dai. English Transliterated Pashto This is a book Dā Ketāb dai دا کتاب دی That is a pen haghah qalam dai هغه قلم دی This…
Afghan National Police Ranks and Organizations. Posted by najib on Jan 12, 2012
Afghan National Police: afghan mili police افغان ملي پولیس National Police falls Under Ministry of Interior: Mili police de Wozarat e dakhelay peh chowkat ke ملی پولیس د وزارت داخلی په چوکات کی National Law Enforcement Ranks: ANP ranks are in Pashto language for Dari. English Transliterated Pashto/ Dari First lieutenant lumray Saran…