Language Quote by Mukul Dev

Our [Afghanistan] main problem is education. Over 90 percent of our population is uneducated. So what can you expect? The terrorists come from Syria,…

— Najibullah Quraishi

Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only just the language of the…

— Ismail Merchant

Being from Delhi I have been exposed to Afghan culture.

— Mukul Dev

In Afghan culture, you don't date - you marry. Even talking to boys before marriage brings great shame to your family.

— Azita Ghanizada

Throughout the last century there were multiple attempts at giving Afghan women more autonomy, to change marriage laws, to abolish the practice of bride…

— Khaled Hosseini

“The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the century, and what the Russians would eventually learn by the late…

— Khaled Hosseini

I was fascinated with Urdu ever since I was a child.

— Deepti Naval

We should remember that the Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Of course, many of them did support the Taliban. But you…

— Ahmed Rashid

My father knew how to speak in Pushtan; he understood the Afghani culture very well.

— Mukul Dev

The Urdu or Hindustani language we use isn't popular in theatre these days. It was a language that was being used in cinema from…

— Pankaj Kapur

I have been exposed to the Afghan culture since childhood.

— Mukul Dev

Whenever I have visited Afghanistan, I have spoken in Pashto. It's like a second home to me.

— Manoj Kumar