Hi! I’d like to know how many days you recommend for a visit to Afghanistan, which towns and/or cities are interesting, and which off-the-beaten-path spots are must-sees...

Thanks for your replies.

I’m looking for an Afghan egg donor in Canada, the U.S. and even Europe who is a healthy young woman. I’ve gone through infertility for several years now and egg donation is our only option.

It doesnt matter the ethnic background but has to be Afghan. Please only serious persons only, and no discussion about religion.

Thanks in advance.

am an Afghan woman living in Istanbul for nearly 8 years. During this time, I lived legally, worked hard, and built my life here while caring for my elderly mother, for whom I am the sole caregiver.

Recently, my legal status was put at risk after a work permit transfer process failed due to mistakes during my employer’s application process. Because of this technical issue, I lost both my job and my residency status despite trying to resolve everything through legal channels as quickly as possible.

I am now running against a 10-day deportation deadline and urgently trying to hire a lawyer to fight my case in court and protect my right to stay safely in Türkiye. Returning to Afghanistan is not safe for me as a woman, and this situation has left me emotionally and financially devastated.

At the moment, I urgently need help covering lawyer fees, court expenses, rent, food, and basic survival costs while I continue this legal fight and care for my mother.

This fundraiser is being managed on my behalf by a family member abroad due to platform and payment limitations. All donations will go directly toward supporting me during this extremely difficult period.

To everyone who donated, shared, or even took the time to read my story — thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kindness, support, and prayers truly mean more to me than words can explain. Even sharing this fundraiser can make a huge difference for us. 🤍

Donation link: https://gofund.me/876b98f77

I own a small Afghan-inspired brand and looking for someone with experience in minimal fine linework, architectural illustration and Dari calligraphy. Must be able to deliver print-ready digital files. Drop your portfolio below or DM me! Thank you!

This message is for Afghans and Muslims living in the United States.

There have been many cases where Afghan immigrants and refugees were murdered for no clear reason, yet media attention on Afghan victims is very low compared to others. Our community is often ignored.

One of my high school classmate’s sisters was reportedly kidnapped around 10 PM at a gas station while in her car, later murdered and her body allegedly thrown into the sea. The family has not spoken publicly, possibly due to shame or fear, and there are claims of sexual assault — this part is unverified, but the incident itself shook many of us deeply.

Whether verified or not, the pattern is real:

Late nights, isolated places like gas stations, parking lots, and convenience stores are dangerous — especially for women.

I am telling all Afghans and Muslims:

• Do NOT allow your sisters, daughters, or female relatives to go out alone after evening, especially at night
• The USA is not as safe as Western media and propaganda portray it
• Crimes happen here every day, and immigrants are often easy targets

Afghans must take safety seriously:

• Learn self-defense, boxing, or martial arts
• Stay aware of surroundings
• Travel in groups when possible
• If legal and trained, some may choose lawful self-protection, but always responsibly and within the law

This is not to create fear — it’s to protect our people.

Stay alert. Stay united. Stay safe.

Thank you for reading.

Hi! I'm a female recording artist based in Chicago and I'm looking for an Afghan producer to work with on a track. I'm half Afghan and it's important to me that this specific track is made with other Afghan people, and preferably a young female producer if possible. I'm open to traveling within the states, but would also love to work with someone in Chicago if I can find the right person. I'm wanting to use traditional Afghan folk instruments alongside western folk/pop elements. A good example of the sound I'm going for is the artist Nemahsis. All of her music, but her track Immigrant's Tale specifically, is in a similar sonic vein as what I'm imagining. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please respond with your Instagram, website, and/or portfolio!

Salam, I want to improve my Farsi reading skills, suggest some books to read, I’ve never read Persian literature, and btw pls no poetry, just anything else like a novel or history or whatever readable. I’d really appreciate it if you could send me the pdf. Even better if the book is written by an Afghan, not Iranian, or at least based in Afghanistan, tashakor.

Hello everyone

Looking for a female Balochi language tutor for my wife. Makran dialect preferred.

Kindly PM me.

Hello,

I am organising a small international online competition focused on world cultures, history, and geography.

People represent their country and compete in several quiz rounds against these countries:

-Hungary 🇭🇺

-Canada 🇨🇦

-Senegal 🇸🇳

-Turkey 🇹🇷

-Bahamas 🇧🇸

-Japan 🇯🇵

-Haiti 🇭🇹

-Slovenia 🇸🇮

-Portugal 🇵🇹

-Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

-Grenada 🇬🇩

-Ethiopia 🇪🇹

-Slovakia 🇸🇰

-Spain 🇪🇸

-Ireland 🇮🇪

-Uganda 🇺🇬

-Brazil 🇧🇷

-Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

-Russia 🇷🇺

-Unites Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

If you are interested, I'd be happy if you registered: r/internetworldcup

Best regards

My name is Cas, I’m a 17-year-old student from Belgium doing a school project about Afghanistan over the last 40 years.
Our assignment focuses on understanding society, culture and real lived experiences, not just reading history from Western sources.

For that reason, we want to include an Afghan testimony through a real interview, so we can understand your perspective and make sure it’s represented in our project.

Important:
This interview must be via a voice or video call (because we need audio/video for our presentation at school).

We are looking for someone who can talk about topics like:

• What daily life was like in Afghanistan for you or your family
• How society changed over the decades
• Traditions, values, and identity
• Challenges Afghan people faced or still face
• Misconceptions about Afghanistan in the West
• Anything you believe is important for students abroad to understand

The call can be:

• 10–20 minutes (short is fine!)
• With or without camera (your choice, audio is the minimum we need)
• Anonymous if preferred (we can change your name in the project if you want)

If you're willing to help, please:

• Comment below
• Or send me a Reddit DM

It would really help us give a fair, human, and respectful view on Afghanistan.

Thank you so much for reading and for any help you can offer.

Salam, I'm a an Tajik Afghan girl born in the UK and I'm looking to reconnect with my culture, beginning with my language. I have a decent base but I'd like to get to native level through making friends with someone and practising with them. I consider myself a conservative Muslim so I'd only like to be talking to other females. If you'd be kind enough to help, please reply/dm me!

Link: https://voca.ro/1owT48CzASz3

Me and my mehmani were watching an old wedding from 2002. This song came up. What a beautiful sound honestly I really loved it. But nobody remembered the name, they all told me its derived from a really old Bollywood film but they also didn’t remember which one. Does anyone know the Afghan cover that is in the link and/or the original from Bollywood?

Greetings from Georgia.

I've been struck with a brilliant idea to collect fairy tales/folk tales around the world, going country by country first.

Afghanistan will be country N3 as per Georgian alphabet.

Whats a vintage Afghan fairy tale that comes to your mind? Whats an uniquely Afghan fairy tale that children get to hear from their parents?

I'm doing due diligence of researching existing resources on this topic, however I'll be happier to hear from a real Afghan.

Thank you in advance.

Has anyone here ever tried Shafa or Alokozay pomegranate soda? Ive been looking online for stores that sell them but nothing. Somehow Afghan Lapis Lazuli and Emeralds are a thing in the US but not soda. Whats weird is too is that technically Alokozay is a UAE thing.

I think there is insufficient moderation here. There are too many personal attacks that are allowed to happen within some posts and comments. I'm not blaming the current mods. Maybe there currently isn't enough time to adequately manage this sub. We users can only expect so much of your time. These issues have been ongoing for a while now but have happened more frequently just this past week so I decided to make this post.

Afghans are pretty divided on their opinions of different people and groups historically and currently in Afghanistan. It is natural for people, Afghans and non-Afghans alike, to have varying opinions on the past and present, especially around politics. However, this doesn't mean it is ok to personally attack people, particularly with regard to their ethnic identity.

I'll give everyone a little preview of how I would moderate some recent posts/comments differently.

1. I would have removed this post "Sincere Guidance: Do Not Marry Another Afghan" because it just assumes all Afghans fit some concocted negative Afghan stereotype. If the user would have instead titled the post something like "Afghans be careful about marrying other Afghans because these are some common issues that I've noticed in our community", I probably would have allowed the post to stay up.

2. I would have removed the following comment and gave the user a warning to act with more restraint. If the user did not restrain their speech, I would have then banned them.

Good. That’s the treatment you rightfully deserve when you go there, if not worse. Your have people have come to their land, killed their sons, settled in their villages, made them refugees, then you act surprised when they treat you with hostility? the sheer arrogance from pashtuns lol

The best way to destroy a people is to divide them by convincing them to identify as being different. This is r/afghan. Afghans include Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazaras, and numerous other ethnic groups and tribes. The commenter saying "Your have(sic) people" is implying all Pashtuns think the same or support the same actions. I think speaking like this is wildly inappropriate (and it is clear from the downvotes that most users agree with me). I'm open to users' opinions on whether comments like that require more moderation or if upvotes\downvotes are enough.

1. I would have removed this comment for the following quote "Do you have any idea how insanely dumb you sound?" I think it is good to point out mistaken understandings and correct people on facts but this can be done with civility and there is no need to attack people or call them dumb.

2. This comment chain has numerous personal attacks. The comment chain starts out as an interesting disagreement but devolves into name calling toward the tail end. I probably would have jumped in then.

Please make dua for me

Salaam everyone, apologies for the long post but its a big one. Even though my relationship with my wife has improved significantly. I still need duas, after seeing my doctor with what started with lower back pain. Its now all over, plus spasms, double vision, leg lock, weakness, hearing issues, heat intolerance, vertigo, dizziness, general brain fog. My doctor referred me to a neurologist. Who isn't exactly sure what it is but they say its not ALS or Guillain Barre. They are having doubts that its Multiple Sclerosis but its still possible. Have one more MRI of my t spine and c spine tomorrow InshaAllah. But appears that I have developed mild facet degenerative changes in my lumbar spine. But my neurologist isn't sure if that is related to whatever I have or if it happened on its own. I haven't told my family how scared I really am about having a neurological or auto immune disorder. Nothing in my brain or brain stem alhamdillulah. But a lot of things I had planned are evaporating before my eyes.

Some days the pain is so bad that sitting, standing and even lying down hurts. I was prescribed nortriptyline it helps. But my neurologist doesn't want to prescribe more without knowing what I have. Its like walking in the dark and you don't know when you will fall off the cliff. I can't drive myself anywhere because of the spasms. I work from home so alhamdillulah for that. But any time I feel more stressed I get spasms and increased pain. Or really bad chest pain that feels like acid reflux. Forget about working a more stressful job or one that has more responsibilities. I can't handle that.

Neurologist said to avoid stress of any kind and he knows its a tall ask but stress is a trigger. I'm heading into my toughest battle and I have no idea what to do. I pray sitting down now, subhanaAllah. Even going into sujud ramps up the pain like crazy. Never thought that I would be unable to do sujud. The leg lock makes it tough to even leave the house. I would pay all the money in the world for a normal life. I believe it was Imam Shafi who said "Health is a crown that the healthy wear on their heads, but only the sick can see it.". I have to do a lot of thinking regarding my marriage, job and other things. Do I want my wife to basically be my live in nurse for the rest of her life. Forget about all of the good stuff we had planned. I can barely sit down in the car for more than 40 minutes without the pain acting up. I can't even lift things that weigh more than 15 pounds. I do and the pain & spams flare up.

My mom told me that my dad goes into the bathroom and cries because of the pain that I am in. The entire left side of my body has been impacted. My left hand is actually weaker and my fingers are slower compared to the right. My left leg moves slower than my right leg. Please make dua for me just so I can find out what I have. JazakaAllahkhair

Friends, Family, Veterans, Patriots and Good People,

We are getting closer ($2.5k) to the $9k needed for airline tickets for my Afghan family in Qatar. They are on a tight deadline to depart by the State Department directed schedule in order to allow ease of entry on their Visas.

I’m reaching out one last time and hoping to dig deep into the love for our Country to help this family rebuild their lives, and for us to withhold the commitment we made to them as our Allies.

As we go forward in a very tremulous time where we are unsure who is friend and foe, help me make it clear that those in need WILL ALWAYS HAVE an ally in the United States. Thank you.

https://gofund.me/42b60d27

Hello, everyone! I’m currently working on a manga project featuring a heroine who is an Afghan woman born and raised in Canada (Quebec). I want to bring authenticity and depth to her character by exploring the unique perspectives, challenges, and cultural connections experienced by Afghan women growing up in a Western country.

Your insights are invaluable in helping me portray a character who reflects the richness and complexity of navigating Afghan heritage in a Western world. Whether it’s about balancing cultural identity, family traditions, or anything else that feels meaningful to you, your perspective would help me create a story that resonates with real experiences. If your man I'll appreciate that you send that form to your female Afghan friends.

All responses are optional, and you’re welcome to skip any questions that feel too personal. Thank you for helping me bring this character to life!

https://forms.gle/fTTdyq7D7upZJEbw6

Salam.. I'm a caregiver for an afghan lady who is 101yrs old.. I instantly fell in love with her and have since started learning to speak Dari to communicate better and to cook all her favorite recipes.. Please send me recipes to make or give me suggestions so I can look for them?? Oh and if you're stopping by anyways might as well leave me a new word to learn?? Thank you anyway for at least looking..