Pashto poetry

Pashto literature and poetry refers to literature and poetry in Pashto language.

Notable figures

Amir Kror Suri, son of Amir Polad Suri, is an 8th century folk hero and king from the Ghor region of Afghanistan.
Khushal Khan Khattak, 17th century Pashto poet-warrior from Akora Khattak in today's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Rahman Baba, one of the greatest Pashto poets of all times, whose works are every bit as important to the Pashtun as William Shakespeare is to the English. His works are spiritual.
Nazoo Anaa (Pashto)
Ghani Khan (Pashto)
Hamza Baba (Pashto)
Ajmal Khattak (Pashto)
Kabir Stori (Pashto)
Babarzai (Pashto)
Karwan (Pashto)
Malang Jan Baba (Pashto)
Shah Sayed Miran (Pashto)
Shah Sayed Guloon (Pashto)
Ahmad Shah Baba (Pashto)
Shah Shuja (Pashto)
Timur Shah (Pashto)
Hamid of Kashmir (Pashto)
Mohammad Amin Zazai (Pashto)
Abdul Qader Khattak (Pashto)
Ashraf Hejri (Pashto)
Abdul Hamid Mohmand (Pashto)
Kazim Khan Shaida (Pashto)
Pir Mohammad Kakar (Pashto)
Bait Neka (Pashto)
Rahmat Aziz Chitrali (Pashto/Khowar/Urdu)

Classical

Amir Kror Suri Khushal Khan Khattak Rahman Baba Nazoo Anaa Hamza Baba Ajmal Khattak Kabir Stori Babarzai Karwan Malang Jan Baba Shah Sayed Miran Shah Sayed Guloon Ahmad Shah Baba Shah Shuja Timur Shah

Contemporary

Abdul Bari Jahani Abdul Shakoor Rashad Ajmal Khattak Ghani Khan Gul Pacha Ulfat Hamza Shinwari Hashem Zamani Ismail Yoon Kabir Stori Malang Jan Mujawar Ahmad Ziar Pir Mohammad Karwan Rahmat Shah Sail Sulaiman Layeq

Pashto (an East Iranic language) is one of the official languages of Afghanistan and a provincial language of Pakistan - spoken as the main language in the regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Balochistan.

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Overview	Language · History · Alphabet · Dialects · Grammar · Keyboard · Literature and poetry (List of poets) · Names · Numerals · Phonology · Script	پښتو

Media	Cinema (Afghanistan · Pakistan) · Films · Music (List of singers) · Newspapers and magazines · Radio · Television (List of television channels)

Related topics	Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan · Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

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