Background/origin

• Their ancestors come from Afghanistan Kabul,During proxy war they were settled in south Waziristan,then their families come to Karachi.

Language.• They speaks Afghani

language,and their cast is “Aandr”.

Dress patterns.• Their girls and women wears

heavy “froks and trousers” and the men wears Shalwar qameez.When the women of Kabuli go outside they wears shuttle cock “Burqa” and the men wear “Patka” on their head.

Religion/sect

•Their Religion is Islam and their sect is Deo-Band..

Food and their hospitability.

• Kabuli are fond of meat.Because of harsh/cold weather conditions,they eat roast meat and they preserved meat in salt..

• The Kabulis are very hospitable by nature,their generousity to their guests is well known.They will protect a visitor or a person whom they have given refuge,even at the cost of their own lives..

Festivals.• Their Festivals are simliar to us.In eid days they

celebrate eid by perform their cultural dance,peoples from their community come together in a road side or ground where they dances in a drum beat and folk songs they attend fairs and old ones sits together and express their joy thoroughly.Their elders,younger and children show their enjoyment by participation,In special group dance they waves colorful hand kerchief and moving in an orbit.

Livelihood patterns.• The kabuli lives together in a joined family system mostly the girls of kabuli are not well educated their houses are large and broad,consist of several rooms they built separate rooms for boys,girls and guests,the mens are very strict,they don’t allow their women to go outside without their permission even for education. They marry their girls in early life.

Source of income.• They earn money by selling

goods,dry fruits,mats,digs land and truck drivers.

• They also works in field.• Educated men in their

community serve their nation in armed forces.

Wedding events.

• The wedding events of Kabuli's is unique. The decission are taken by their parents.

• The different thing is that,at the time of barat dulha doesn’t go with barat,his parents come to the house of dulhan and pick her.

• In kabulis community there is no tradition of valima wedding is simple,after marriage whenever dulha come to dulhan house seven kinds of delicious food is prepare for him.

“Celebrations of boy birth”.

The power of tribe depend upon the number of its men-folk. The birth of a son is,therefore regarded as a great blessing for the family. The proud father announces the birth of a son by rifle shots and the women celebrate at their homes.

Death.• At the time of death the death

body brought to their homeland, where he/she spend his/her childhood.They burry the death body in their native grave yard.

The End.• Thanks to all of you.• I specially thanks to all my Kabuli friends.•Stay blessed.