Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Description	Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to present. Proportions: 2:3.
Date	13 October 2005
Source	http://openclipart.org/detail/24112/flag-of-afghanistan-by-anonymous-24112 Wikimedia Commons
Author	User:Zscout370
Camera location	.
Capital and largest city	Kabul 34°32′N 69°08′E
ISO 3166 code	AF
Permission	Public Domain
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Advice, Afghan proverbs

دو تربوز به یک دست گرفته نمی‏شود

- Afghan proverb

Transliteration:Doo tarbuz ba yak dast gerefta na-mey-shawad.
Translation: You can't hold two watermelons in one hand.

한 손에 두개의 수박을 들 수는 없다.

- 아프가니스탄 속담

English equivalent: You must not run after two hares at the same time.

Meaning: "Concentrate on one thing at a time or you will achieve nothing. - Trying to do two or more things at a time, when even one on its own needs full effort, means that none of them will be accomplished properly."

Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. X. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

Zellem (2012). Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs and Afghan Proverbs Illustrated. Zarbul Masalha (Proverbs). www.afghanproverbs.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2013.

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Will, Afghan proverb

خواستن توانستن است
Transliteration: "Khastan tawanistan ast."
English Translation: Where there is a will, there is a way.

- Afghan proverb

뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있다.

- 아프가니스탄 속담

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