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Greetings and Politeness in Dari
The two official languages of Afghanistan are Pashto and Dari. Dari stems from Persian Farsi, which is spoken in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries. Need a kick start on your Dari language skills? Check out these basic words and phrases.

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