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Basic Greetings in Pashto Posted by aniazi on Feb 4, 2014
Welcome to our guide to Afghanistan. You may be going to Afghanistan on business, for a visit or even hosting Afghani colleagues or clients in your own country. Remember this is only a very basic level introduction and is not meant to stereotype all Afghanis you may meet. When meeting someone the handshake is the most common form…
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…