پښتونوالی / Pashtunwali / Heart of Hospitality
The enduring spirit of پښتو
The Hindu Kush mountains stretch across Afghanistan with peaks over 7,000m, creating some of the most breathtaking landscapes on Earth.
Pashtunwali is the ancient Pashtun code emphasizing hospitality (melmastia), courage (tureh), and honor (nang) -- a way of life for over 5,000 years.
Afghan naan, baked in tandoor clay ovens, is legendary. From bolani to chapli kebab, Afghan cuisine is a feast of Central and South Asian flavors.
Afghanistan's Badakhshan mines have supplied the world's finest lapis lazuli for over 6,000 years -- the stone that colored pharaohs' masks and Vermeer's paints.
The Attan is the iconic Pashtun folk dance, a mesmerizing circle of rhythm and brotherhood performed at weddings and celebrations for centuries.
Afghanistan's first national park features six stunning turquoise lakes surrounded by limestone cliffs in the heart of the Hindu Kush mountains.
Sacred moments marking the Pashto journey through time
~3000 BCE
~329 BCE
August 19, 1919
First national park, 2009
Pashtunwali: 5,000-year-old code of honor|Lapis lazuli: finest source for 6,000 years|Hindu Kush: peaks over 7,000 meters|Band-e-Amir: Afghanistan's first national park|Attan dance: iconic Pashtun folk tradition|Silk Road: historic crossroads of civilizations
The strength of پښتو in figures
Two nations connected through history and partnership
South Korea has provided significant development assistance to Afghanistan through KOICA, building hospitals, schools, and vocational training centers.
Afghan communities in Korea and growing interest in Afghan culture -- from cuisine to handicrafts -- build people-to-people connections between both nations.
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Places of deep spiritual significance
Six turquoise lakes in Hindu Kush
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World's oldest lapis lazuli source
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Shrine of Hazrat Ali, 15th century
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Ancient Silk Road passage through mountains
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