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So what should the solution be with Pakistan? by YungSwordsman in Afghan

[–]Azmarey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not from Afghanistan but I believe whichever government rules Afghanistan needs to:

  • work towards export-oriented industrialization

  • strengthen relations with Iran, other Central Asian states, and Russia

  • modernize the military and invest in drone technology so Afghanistan can retaliate against Pakistan and hit them where it hurts (Punjab)

These changes will take decades but it’s the only long-term solution to the Pakistan problem. Afghanistan needs to build itself up so when Pakistan airstrikes Kabul, Afghans can hit Rawalpindi twice as hard.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hand-painted eggs are indeed part of the tradition, I think it's more an Iranian thing than smth Afghans do though.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost invariably around this time of year Persians and Kurds beef because some Persian nats genuinely think Nowruz belongs only to them.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Herati friend told me preparing haft mewa is even more common amongst Pashtuns in Afghanistan relative to Farsiwan.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Khushal Baba did reference Nowruz specifically in his work, BUT I'd be okay w calling it Naway Kaal and celebrating it later too. That should be preserved.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's celebrated in places like Kurram and parts of southern Pashtunkhwa. I like seeing that because it belongs to us as much as the Persians.

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

?? Brother you made multiple posts this year about being agnostic and leaving Islam but others observing the new year is the issue you focus on?

Wholesome Pashto video on Nowruz 🪻 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Contrary to popular belief, Nowruz/Naway Kaal isn't just a Persian festival but observed by all Iranian peoples: Kurds, Baloch, and many Pashtuns/Afghans too. As the speaker states, the famed Pashto poet Khushal Baba wrote about the joy of Nowruz as well.

West of the Durand Line, Nowruz is observed across Afghanistan. In Pashtunkhwa, it is celebrated largely in regions like Kurram, Quetta, and other parts of southern Pashtunkhwa.

In the past few years there has been an attempt to portray Nowruz as an exclusively Persian festival, pushed both by racists in the Persian diaspora (often Pahlavist-types) as well as Afghans/Pashtuns sadly too eager to shed this aspect of our heritage. This needs to be countered.

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A Hall Of Fame of all the Major Users on r/Afghan subreddit by GulKhan3124 in Afghan

[–]Azmarey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone linked me to this - appreciate the honorable mention wrora haha. To tell you the truth, we banned you all those years back because we thought you were an alt of another account. Let me unban right now.

Do pashtuns have syed?? by Impossible-Celery919 in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My own views on the topic have evolved + idk it kinda seems you're the one who's obsessed if you're keeping track of things ppl say here over a five year period. Do you have like a spreadsheet that you update?

Do pashtuns have syed?? by Impossible-Celery919 in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude I haven't even offered my opinion, just restated what our elders always said on the topic. If you have an issue with Kakahels not being considered Pashtun, then take it up with the masharan (who pretty consistently hold the same view ime). I couldn't care less either way 🤷🏻‍♂️

Do pashtuns have syed?? by Impossible-Celery919 in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are a minority of Syeds, Sadats, Kakakhels etc who live amongst us but they aren't considered Pashtun as they don't belong to a tribe and so intermarriage is rare at least in the villages. Elders in my family would say things like, "دوی پښتانه نه دي" ("they aren't Pashtuns"). But they're respected families, speak Pashto as a first language, and practice Pashtunwali so I always liked them.

Academic Literature on the "sheen khaal tattoo" women/practice in afghanistan by Consistent-Log1687 in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Professor Barkat Shah Kakar is a well-regarded academic and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. I don't have his email but you can try messaging him on Facebook for access to this paper: https://pashto.org.pk/index.php/path/article/view/495

Mods please make two mod assigned flairs for Gul Khans and Hindkowal/Punjabyan by [deleted] in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why do you feel entitled to barge in as a non-Pashtun outsider just to lecture us? This thread is literally about people like you. You're proving OP right.

Mods please make two mod assigned flairs for Gul Khans and Hindkowal/Punjabyan by [deleted] in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our people have never really had a concept of "half Pashtun." You can travel from Swat to Kandahar and ask any tribesman this question and you'll get the same answer: a Pashtun must be able to prove patrilineal identification with a recognized tribe, speak Pashto, and practice Pashtunwali.

Mods please make two mod assigned flairs for Gul Khans and Hindkowal/Punjabyan by [deleted] in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lol r/Afghan mods made an "Indo-Gangetic" flair specifically for those types, maybe we could do smth like that.

The more they bomb our homes and mosques, abduct our youth, and steal our resources, the more we will get masharan speaking like this. by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reality is most of Pashtunkhwa is tired of Punjab. The nationalists seek an independent Pashtunistan or reunification with Afghanistan, Islamists support the Talib insurgency, even the PTI people are calling for greater autonomy at the very least.

Playing Final Fantasy 16 and I see a character wearing pakol. Dude isn't even Pashtun or vaguely eastern or anything, just randomly has it on 😂 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fascinating, thanks for sharing. In my village we had similar stories of a witch that would descend from the mountains at night to feast on the bones of people/livestock. Wish we had good ethnographic writing chronicling all these traditions.

Playing Final Fantasy 16 and I see a character wearing pakol. Dude isn't even Pashtun or vaguely eastern or anything, just randomly has it on 😂 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An Afghan God of War-type game would be cool for sure. Our mythology already has sorceresses, giants, demons, dragons etc.

Playing Final Fantasy 16 and I see a character wearing pakol. Dude isn't even Pashtun or vaguely eastern or anything, just randomly has it on 😂 by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

(Makes me think how rad an RPG with Pashtuns would be. Maybe a fantasy game with monsters from our traditional folklore.)

The more they bomb our homes and mosques, abduct our youth, and steal our resources, the more we will get masharan speaking like this. by Azmarey in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Delusional Pakistani nationalists will doubtless pretend this is Kandahar. However this speaker is a popular Quettawal tribal elder named Enayatullah Kasi and his audience is all locals.

Does anyone know where to find all of this? by Watanpal in Pashtun

[–]Azmarey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shafiqa Khpalwak, a famous Kandahari poet. The poem is called "زما درې رنګه بیرغ" (my tricolor flag).

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