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Names of Afghanistan
Names of Afghanistan
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Languages of Afghanistan
Official languages are Pushto and Dari (Afghan Persian). Turkic languages (Uzbek and Turkmen). Other languages: Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, etc.
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--Pashto --Uzbek & Tu rkmen
--Balochi --hluristani
--Pashai
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Arabic
Since the Quran is written in Arabic, Arabic is considered to be the holy language of Islam. Arabian conquest occurred in the 7th century AD. Thereafter, Islam, Arabic, and the Arabic script were adopted. By the 11th century, Arabic was the common medium of expression from China to France. The Muslim Arab civilization flourished in the Arabian Peninsula, and was embraced by the Turks, Iranians, Afghans, Indians, North Africans, Spanish Andalusians.
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Arabic Script
The Arabic script was adopted to write languages whose nations embraced Islam. Persian, Urdu, Pushto, and even Turkish (until 50 years ago), used the Arabic script. Arabic is the second most widespread script in the world.
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Persian
Locally called:
Lari (in Iran) Hazaragi (in Afghanistan) Darwazi (in Afghanistan and Tajikistan)
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