Archive for 'Culture'
Housing in Afghanistan and How Afghans Live Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Dec 5, 2012
When it comes to housing there are two totally different types of housing in Afghanistan, the traditional mud houses, and concrete houses and mansions. In the cities you will see very modern architecture, beautiful mansions, but at the same time you might see a very traditional mud house next to it. A majority of the…
Pashto Greetings Posted by Sayed Naqibullah on Apr 3, 2011
Greeting people is the first step to knowing them and eventually making friends with them. This is true in Afghanistan too, but it is even more important than it is in many western cultures. Greetings are so important in Afghanistan that some people say Salaam Alaikum (hello) even when returning to a room after only…