To My People |A video dedicated to Afghans across the globe
BackThe Afghan nation have suffered for decades in one way or the other.This video is dedicated to them.
AFGHANS display pride in their religion, country, ancestry, and above all, their independence. Like other highlanders, Afghans are regarded with mingled apprehension and condescension, for their high regard for personal honor, for their clan loyalty and for their readiness to carry and use arms to settle disputes..
AFGHANISTAN - has a complex history that has survived either in its current cultures or in the form of various languages and monuments. However, many of the country's historic monuments have been damaged in recent wars.
Buzkashi is a national sport in Afghanistan. It is similar to polo and played by horsemen in two teams, each trying to grab and hold off a goat carcass. Afghan hounds (a type of running dog) also originated from Afghanistan.
classic Persian poetry plays a very important role in Afghan culture. Poetry has always been one of the major educational pillars in Afghanistan, to the level that it has integrated itself into culture. Many of the famous Persian poets of the tenth to fifteenth centuries stem from Khorasan where is now known as Afghanistan.Rabia Balkhi, Jami ,Khwaja Abdulla Ansari,Anvari,Ali sher navai, Mavlana Rumi,Unsuri Balkhi,are examples.
The eastern dialects of the Persian language are popularly known as "Dari". The name itself derives from "PÄrsÄ«-e DarbÄrÄ«", meaning Persian of the royal courts. The ancient term DarÄ« -- one of the original names of the Persian language -- was revived in the Afghan constitution of 1964, and was intended "to signify that Afghans consider their country the cradle of the language. Hence, the name FÄrsÄ«, the language of FÄrs, is strictly avoided. With this point in mind, we can consider the development of Dari or Persian literature in the political entity known as AFGHANISTAN.
*Location:
It is bordered on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, on the extreme northeast by China, on the east and south by Pakistan, and by Iran on the west. The country is split east to west by the Hindu Kush mountain range.
*Ethnic groups:
42% Pashtun
27% Tajik
9% Hazara
9% Uzbek
4% Aimak
3% Turkmen
2% Baloch
4% other (Pashai, Nuristani, Brahui, Hindkowans, Hindustani, etc.)
*Languages:
36.4% Pashtun
33.6% Tajik, Farsiwan, and Qezelbash
8.0% Hazara
8.0% Uzbek
3.2% Aimak
1.6% Baloch
9.2% other
*Religion:
Afghans are over 99% Muslims: approximately 74-89% Sunni and 9-25% Shi'a.
There are about 30,000 to 150,000 Hindus and Sikhs living in different cities but mostly in Jalalabad, Kabul, and Kandahar.
Also, there was a small Jewish community in Afghanistan who fled the country after the 1979 Soviet invasion, and only one individual, Zablon Simintov, remains today.
*History:
Darius I and Alexander the Great were the first to use Afghanistan as the gateway to India. Islamic conquerors arrived in the 7th century, and Genghis Khan and Tamerlane followed in the 13th and 14th centuries....
For more about history of Afghanistan-Land of Khorasan you may visit
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Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: January 17, 2007 at 7:04 am
Author: nilufar420
Length: 00:07:48
Rating: 4.73
Views: 30576
Tags: afghanistan Afghan Pashtoo Pashtunistan Pashtu Dari Farsi Tajiki Afghani peace children afg 9/11 osama laden sami
Video Comments:
fredfelosofar (February 20, 2008 at 5:41 pm)
hamid karzai is afraid to loose his wealth. so he keeps it low. wow, what a president.
fredfelosofar (February 20, 2008 at 5:39 pm)
they call it islamic republic of afghanistan. Then lets show that we are muslims not just by name but by actions. Lets be united, lets not stab each other in the back. Lets nots fight. lets not take advantage of a position we are given. I know these words means shit to most afghans, I dont know why i keep repeating it. Something tells me to keep saying it.
PashtanaGak (February 18, 2008 at 6:59 pm)
jus makes u realise...
inshallah one day there will be peace! & we can return to our beloved land!
inshallah one day there will be peace! & we can return to our beloved land!
zibabahadori (February 7, 2008 at 9:30 am)
Hamid Karza! do u have any use for people of afghanestan?
lala91693 (February 3, 2008 at 6:14 pm)
Fantastic work. There are no words to explain your work a very good job keep it up the new generation is with you.
nilufar420 (February 19, 2008 at 8:09 pm)
thank you very much :)
SueOlsson (February 3, 2008 at 7:25 am)
Very sad to see such extrodinary people living under such difficult circumstances...Well done video and the singer was perfect! Your love and deep caring foe Afghanistan shines through it all.. Thank you for posting this one...
proudafggirl (January 30, 2008 at 2:03 pm)
salam aleykum guyz:D
i just wanted to say that it doesnt matter whether ur pashtoon hazara tajik or usbek we all r 1 = afg
sooooooooo plzzzzzzzzzzz guyzzzzzzzz dont fight eachother this is the result of it
isnt it better if we would be 1 and fight against others??!?!?!BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE ALL THINK OHHHHHHH LOOK AT HER/HIM THIS AND THAT!!!!!!!
COME ON GUYZZZZZZZZ WE R ALL 1
MAY ALLAH BLESS ALL OF US AND MAY ALLAH BRING PEACE BACK TO AFG!
i just wanted to say that it doesnt matter whether ur pashtoon hazara tajik or usbek we all r 1 = afg
sooooooooo plzzzzzzzzzzz guyzzzzzzzz dont fight eachother this is the result of it
isnt it better if we would be 1 and fight against others??!?!?!BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE ALL THINK OHHHHHHH LOOK AT HER/HIM THIS AND THAT!!!!!!!
COME ON GUYZZZZZZZZ WE R ALL 1
MAY ALLAH BLESS ALL OF US AND MAY ALLAH BRING PEACE BACK TO AFG!
nilufar420 (January 28, 2008 at 8:23 am)
My Ummah-By Sami Yusuf
Sayhoun (January 27, 2008 at 3:53 pm)
[To All Afghans over the World, part 1]
I rally like your video. And I won to say that it doesn't matter who or from where the people of Afghanistan are, because we all are Afghan that's what counts and instead
of itch other to do harm and be anger of little and meaningless thing... .
I rally like your video. And I won to say that it doesn't matter who or from where the people of Afghanistan are, because we all are Afghan that's what counts and instead
of itch other to do harm and be anger of little and meaningless thing... .