Radio Pakistan

32nd death anniversary of Pashto poet Amir Hamza Shinwari observed

The 32nd death anniversary of renowned Pashto poet and writer Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari was observed on Wednesday. Shinwari ...
The Express Tribune

Poet Amir Hamza Shinwari remembered

A large gathering of poets, intellectuals, and admirers commemorated the death anniversary of renowned Pashto poet Amir Hamza ...
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Taliban erect Greater Afghanistan map with parts of Pakistan on poet's grave

The Taliban have placed a map of "Greater Afghanistan" on the grave of prominent Pashto poet Matiullah Turab in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, according to Kabul-based Aamaj News English. The map ...
Dawn

Nationalist poet Ajmal Khattak remembered on his 16th death anniversary

PESHAWAR: Pashto Literary Society (PLS) observed the 16th death anniversary of renowned revolutionary poet, writer and intellectual Ajmal Khattak (1925-2010) by organising an event at a local college ...
PBS

Afghan poets find inspiration in exile, using art to channel their pain

Poetry has a special place in the heart of Afghans. It has played a prominent role from the country's ancient history to its present day. But when the Taliban took over, many of Afghanistan’s most ...
The Arts Desk

theartsdesk in Kabul: Talking Books in Dari and Pashto

First, a young man opened the meeting with a Quranic chant. Then the first author stepped up in front of his critics. Noor Gul Shafaq, 22, an Afghan radio journalist with lank, dark hair and wearing ...
insider.si.edu

Images of Afghanistan : exploring Afghan culture through art and literature / edited by Arley Loewen and Josette McMichael

Foreword -- Preface -- Editors' note -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Introductory Chapters -- Stepping inside: culture through the windows of art and literature / Arley Loewen -- Guided tour of ...