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Dokhtare Bagh

Here is a lovely Pashto song from Afghanistan, Dokhtare Bagh, “I Am A Daughter of the Garden,” and here is a performance of Dokhtare Kuchi.  I was first introduced to Afghan music through this album about six years ago, which also briefly inspired an interest in the Dari language.  The obvious Indo-European connection with the word dokhtar is clear.  Here is a more modern version of Zim Zim Zim, This is a performance of Molla Mamadjan.

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Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, World Politics Review, Politico Magazine, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and was a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Lancaster, PA. Follow him on Twitter.

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