Pashto (پښتو)
Pashto is an Iranian language spoken by about 25-30 million people in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, the UAE and the UK. There are three main varieties of Pashto: Northern Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan; Southern Pashto, spoken mainly in Afghanistan, and Central Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan.
Pashto was made the national language of Afghanistan by royal decree in 1936. Today both Dari and Pashto are official languages there.
Pashto first appeared in writing during the 16th century in the form of an account of Shekh Mali's conquest of Swat. It is written with a version of the Arabic script.
Arabic script for Pashto
Pastho numerals
Pashto is an Iranian language spoken by about 25-30 million people in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, the UAE and the UK. There are three main varieties of Pashto: Northern Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan; Southern Pashto, spoken mainly in Afghanistan, and Central Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan.
Pashto was made the national language of Afghanistan by royal decree in 1936. Today both Dari and Pashto are official languages there.
Pashto first appeared in writing during the 16th century in the form of an account of Shekh Mali's conquest of Swat. It is written with a version of the Arabic script.
Arabic script for Pashto


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