Abdul Bari Jahani

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Topics pashto, poetry, afghanistan, literature, culture

Abdul Bari Jahani is the prominent Pashto poet of the era and the author of the current National Anthem of Afghanistan (2006). In the fields of history, literature, poetry, and fiction, he has published 27 books. Many are best sellers in Afghanistan and throughout the region. He has served in many different roles including, but not limited to, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth, and Tourism of Afghanistan (2015 & 2016), advisor to the committee for drafting the current constitution of Afghanistan (2004), journalist for Voice of America in Washington, D.C., (27 years), deputy director-general of the Radio Television of Afghanistan, and director at the Ministry of Education, and director of Pashto magazine at the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan at a young age. All of these positions have enriched his expertise tremendously.

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