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Attan (Pashto: اتڼ), the national dance of Afghanistan, is a traditional dance originating from the tribal Pashtun regions. [1] [2] The dance is performed during weddings or other celebrations (engagements, weddings and informal gatherings).
The Khattak (Pashto: خټک اتڼ , Urdu: رقص خٹک Khattak attan) is a swift martial attan dance usually performed while carrying a sword and a handkerchief (while not always are they holding a sword and handkerchief) by the tribesmen from the agile Khattak tribe of Pashtuns. Khattak dance is also a national dance of Pakistan. [1] [2]
Pashtun culture (Pashto: پښتون ... Amongst Pashtuns, a part of their traditional pre-Islamic culture is the Attan, a war dance. Historically, Pashtuns the Attan ...
Baghch-e-Simsim (باغچهٔ سم سم, "Sesame Garden") is a Dari- and Pashto-language co-production based on the American children's television series Sesame Street. The series launched in Afghanistan in December 2011, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and has aired on TOLO and Lemar .
Tappa (Pashto: ټپه) is the oldest and most popular genre of the Pashto poetry. The Tappa is a composition of two unequal meters, in which the first line is shorter than the succeeding one, yet it reflects all human feelings and aspirations elegantly. Be it laborers, peasants, or women, all sentiments find expression in the Tappa.
Dance of bacha, Samarkand, 1905–1915, photo by Prokudin-Gorsky. According to German researchers, the practice of bacha bazi in modern-day Afghanistan was widely recognized by the 13th century. [23] Today, Afghanistan is one of the rare places where bacha bazi---a pederasty practice--has been preserved in the public consciousness. [24]
Ajmal Khattak, (1925–2010) in Akora Khattak was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashto poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party; Ghulam Faruque Khan (1899–1990) was a dynamic bureaucrat, politician, and industrialist of Pakistan. He belonged to the village Shaidu (Khan Khel) in Nowshera District.
Mehnaz, [4] known professionally as Gul Panra (sometimes spelled Gulpanra; Pashto: ګل پاڼه; Urdu: گل پانڑہ; born 6 September 1989), is a Pakistani folk singer and touring artist, mainly associated with Pashto language music industry.