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Afghanistan for kids
Afghanistan is a country where people speak Dari and Pashto. Its capital city is Kabul. To greet a friend, kids there say “Salaam”.
- 🏳️ Flag
The flag of Afghanistan
- 🏛️ Capital city
- Kabul
- 🗣️ Languages
- Dari and Pashto
- 👋 How to say hello
- سلام / Salaam
- 🍽️ A favorite food
- Kabuli pulao
- 🎉 A big celebration
- Nowruz, the spring new year
- 🐾 An animal to spot
- Snow leopard
- 📍 A famous landmark
- Band e Amir Lakes
Fun fact about Afghanistan
Afghanistan is famous for growing big, sweet, juicy pomegranates.
Talk about it
- Can you say Salaam the way people in Afghanistan do?
- Would you like to try kabuli pulao? What food would you share from your home?
- Find Afghanistan on a map or a globe. Is it near the ocean?
Countries near Afghanistan
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