See also: Pashtun culture, Turko-Persian culture, and Indo-Persian culture
Elements of Afghan culture including: tabla and harmonium musical instruments, an Afghan carpet, teapot, and sheer pira dessert
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Ancient
Indus Valley Civilisation
2200–1800 BC
Oxus Civilization
2100–1800 BC
Gandhara Kingdom
1500–535 BC
Median Empire
728–550 BC
Achaemenid Empire
550–330 BC
Macedonian Empire
330–312 BC
Seleucid Empire
312–150 BC
Maurya Empire
305–180 BC
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
256–125 BC
Parthian Empire
247 BC–224 AD
Indo-Greek Kingdom
180–130 BC
Indo-Scythian Kingdom
155–80? BC
Kushan Empire
135 BC – 248 AD
Indo-Parthian Kingdom
20 BC – 50? AD
Sasanian Empire
230–651
Kidarite Kingdom
320–465
Rob
Alchon Huns
380–560
Hephthalite Empire
410–557
Nezak Huns
484–711
Medieval
Kabul Shahi
565–879
Principality of Chaghaniyan
7th–8th centuries
Rashidun Caliphate
652–661
Tang China
660–669
Tibetan Empire
660–842
Umayyads
661–750
Zunbils
680–870
Lawik
750-977
Abbasids
750–821
Tahirids
821–873
Saffarids
863–900
Samanids
875–999
Ghaznavids
963–1187
Ghurids
before 879–1215
Seljuks
1037–1194
Khwarezmids
1215–1231
Mongol Invasion
1219–1226
Chagatai Khanate
1226–1245
Qarlughids
1224–1266
Ilkhanate
1256–1335
Kartids
1245–1381
Timurids
1370–1507
Arghuns
1520–1591
Modern
Mughals
1501–1738
Safavids
1510–1709
Hotak dynasty
1709–1738
Sadozai Sultanate
1716–1732
Afsharid Iran
1738–1747
Durrani Empire
1747–1823
Principality of Qandahar
1818–1855
Emirate
1823–1926
Saqqawist Emirate
1929
Kingdom
1926–1973
Daoud coup
1973
Republic
1973–1978
Saur Revolution
1978
Democratic Republic
1978–1992
Tanai coup attempt
1990
Islamic State
1992–1996
Islamic Emirate
1996–2001
US invasion
2001
Islamic State (reinstated)
2001
Interim/Transitional Administration
2001–2004
Islamic Republic (politics)
2004–2021
Islamic Emirate (reinstated)
since 2021
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Khorasan
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Sistan
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The culture of Afghanistan[1][2] has persisted for over three millennia, tracing record to at least the time of the Achaemenid Empire in 500 BCE,[3] and encompasses the cultural diversity of the nation. Afghanistan's culture is historically strongly connected to nearby Persia, including the same religion, as the people of both countries have lived together for thousands of years. Its location at the crossroads of Central, South and Western Asia historically made it a hub of diversity, dubbed by one historian as the "roundabout of the ancient world".[4]
Afghanistan is a mostly tribal society with different regions of the country having their own subculture. Despite this, nearly all Afghans follow Islamic traditions, celebrate the same holidays, dress the same, consume the same food, listen to the same music and are multi-lingual to a certain extent. Its culture is strongly tied with elements of Turko-Persian and Indo-Persian cultures,[5][6] which can be seen in the likes of language, cuisine or classical music.
Afghan culture is increasingly becoming a dynamic realm of academic study in scholarly terms.[7] In more recent history, Afghan culture has been threatened and fragmented due to the prolonged conflict in the country.[8][9]
^Banting, Erinn (2003). Afghanistan: The land. Crabtree Publishing Company. p. 4. ISBN 0-7787-9335-4. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
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^"Country Profile: Afghanistan" (PDF). Library of Congress. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
^"A brief history of Afghanistan". November 2, 2008.
^Denise Cush, Catherine Robinson, Michael York (2012). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. p. 200. ISBN 9781135189792.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"The remarkable rugs of war, Drill Hall Gallery". The Australian. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021.
^American Institute of Afghanistan Studies. "Afghanistan (an academic journal) published by Edinburgh University Press". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.
^Goodson, Larry; ﺟﻮﺩﺳﻮﻥ, ﻻﺭﻱ (1998). "The Fragmentation of Culture in Afghanistan / ﺍﻟﺘﺸﻈﻲ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻓﻐﺎﻧﺴﺘﺎﻥ". Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics (18): 269–289. doi:10.2307/521889. JSTOR 521889.
^"Redeeming the Pashtun, the ultimate warriors - Macleans.ca".
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