r/Afghan • • 15h ago

Is it just me? (Afghan Food)

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For years I have had tons of Afghan food because Im an Afghan (duh). However as a kid I was fed Gulpi, Bamya, and Fosilya. I despise these foods with my heart as I dont like the texture and taste. Is it just me? Are there any foods that are also bad that some of you hate?


r/Afghan • • 20h ago

Do you guys know anything about Qara-Tepa/Urta-Tagay island in northern Takhar province?

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I was looking through google earth, and I found out about this interesting island called Qara-Tepa or Urta-Tagay in northern Takhar Provence, which is along the Panj river, bordering Tajikistan.

There is a very short Wikipedia page for this island, which mentions that Afghanistan fought a border conflict over the Island against the Russian empire in 1913, and then the Soviet Union in 1925), until both sides agreed that it belongs to Afghanistan.

It is considered to be a part of Darqad district, which according to wiki has a population of 25,000 and is mostly ethnic Uzbeks. Wiki also mentions that heroin is smuggled to Tajikistan from this area.

I noticed there isn't really a lot of info on this island online, so please do share any info you might have about it.