Languages: | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 80% (Dari functions as the lingua franca),
Pashto (official) 47%, Uzbek 11%, English 5%, Turkmen 2%, Urdu 2%,
Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi, Shughni,
Pamiri, Hindi, Russian, German, French <.5% each, don’t know/refused <1%
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Major Exports: | opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems, and medical herbs |