Mountains, ancient minarets, Buddhist cave temples, fortresses and carpet markets.
01.01 New Year
March 21.03, Nowruz
July 15.08, Independence Day
April 28.04, Victory Day of the Mujahideen
August 19.08, Independence Day (from Britain)
Lunar Dates of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
119, single emergency number
100 police
102, fire department
112, emergency medical care
– Ahmad Shah Massoud, field commander, national hero
– Hamid Karzai, President
– Rumi (Jalal ad-Din), Sufi poet and philosopher
- enter Taliban-controlled areas without an escort
- photographing women without permission
– drinking alcohol in public places
– visiting mosques wearing shoes
– to remove archaeological finds
– Men and women greet each other with a handshake only if the woman extends her hand.
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection between men and women
– In rural areas, clothing should be as modest as possible.
– greeting / سلام / salam
– gratitude / تشکر / tashakor
– please / لطفاً / lotfan
– sorry / ببخشید / bebakhshid
– Where is the bus…? / اتوبوس کجاست؟ / otobus kojast
– how much does a ticket cost? / بلیط چند است؟ / belit chand ast
– pharmacy / داروخانه / darukhane
– I need a doctor / من دکتر میخواهم / man doktor mikhaham
– I need help / من کمک میخواهم / man komak mikhaham
– call the police / پلیس را خبر کنید / polis ra khabar konid
– call an ambulance / ambulans khabar konid
– very tasty! / خیلی خوشمزه است! / kheili khoshmaze ast
– the bill, please / صورت حساب لطفاً / surat hesab lotfan
– toast / به سلامتی! (To your health!) / be salamati
– joke / اینجا مثل قالی ایرانی زیباست! (It’s beautiful here, like a Persian carpet!) / inja mesle qali irani zibast
It is customary to discuss:
- Tea and food
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Wars and conflicts
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
– hiking in the mountains
– visit mosques
- explore fortresses
– stroll through the bazaars
Mountains, ancient minarets, Buddhist cave temples, fortresses and carpet markets.
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01.01 New Year
March 21.03, Nowruz
July 15.08, Independence Day
April 28.04, Victory Day of the Mujahideen
August 19.08, Independence Day (from Britain)
Lunar Dates of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
119, single emergency number
100 police
102, fire department
112, emergency medical care
– Ahmad Shah Massoud, field commander, national hero
– Hamid Karzai, President
– Rumi (Jalal ad-Din), Sufi poet and philosopher
- enter Taliban-controlled areas without an escort
- photographing women without permission
– drinking alcohol in public places
– visiting mosques wearing shoes
– to remove archaeological finds
– Men and women greet each other with a handshake only if the woman extends her hand.
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection between men and women
– In rural areas, clothing should be as modest as possible.
– greeting / سلام / salam
– gratitude / تشکر / tashakor
– please / لطفاً / lotfan
– sorry / ببخشید / bebakhshid
– Where is the bus…? / اتوبوس کجاست؟ / otobus kojast
– how much does a ticket cost? / بلیط چند است؟ / belit chand ast
– pharmacy / داروخانه / darukhane
– I need a doctor / من دکتر میخواهم / man doktor mikhaham
– I need help / من کمک میخواهم / man komak mikhaham
– call the police / پلیس را خبر کنید / polis ra khabar konid
– call an ambulance / ambulans khabar konid
– very tasty! / خیلی خوشمزه است! / kheili khoshmaze ast
– the bill, please / صورت حساب لطفاً / surat hesab lotfan
– toast / به سلامتی! (To your health!) / be salamati
– joke / اینجا مثل قالی ایرانی زیباست! (It’s beautiful here, like a Persian carpet!) / inja mesle qali irani zibast
It is customary to discuss:
- Tea and food
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Wars and conflicts
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
– hiking in the mountains
– visit mosques
- explore fortresses
– stroll through the bazaars