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I was on the way home when I chanced upon a gem of a little Afghan girl.‎
She was gathering leek next to a potato plot.‎

What's your name?‎
Er..Raoshan.‎

I'm in the first grade and I go to school.‎

What are you doing now?‎
Huh? Now, I'm cutting leek.‎

Are you cooking it? ‎
Cook it? Can't be cooked.‎
It's to be eaten ( fresh )‎

What else do you like?‎
I like red radishes.‎

Nothing else‎

We have a garden too..‎
Where? Tekar..very good.‎

Whats in the garden?‎
Garden.. Apples‎

What else? Pears‎

Are fruits and vegetables good for health?‎
Good.‎

We've planted tree saplings and have apricots too..‎
in the garden...very good!‎

How much will you collect this evening?‎
Ahh.....onions‎

How much leek will you collect?‎
I'll collect a little‎

Show it to me.‎
See, I've collected this much
Will take it home.‎

What else is happening here?‎
Nothing.‎

Peaceful? No worries?‎
Ya‎

Will you go to Tekar now?‎
I won't go back to Tekar.‎

After some time, when autumn comes and the first snow falls, I'll go.‎

My mum is at a summer residence.‎

I came here to be with Ahmad and a newborn of my sister.‎

Is your mother at a summer residence?‎
Yes, Ive also got a father.‎

My fathers name is Abdul Ahmad.‎
My mothers name is Chaini.‎

How many brothers do you have?‎
Brothers? None‎

My mother gave birth to boys and they died.‎

No. By the Koran, they died.‎
No...died, died, died!‎
Born and died!‎

How many sisters do you have?‎
Sisters..Sabzina,Shirin,Zerghuna, Basida..‎

There was Bakhtai & another with an extra finger which got caught under a door‎

Study hard in first grade school, ok?‎

I'm in the first grade!‎
Very good. Study hard ok? Ok.‎

What do you want to be in the future?‎
Hah? ‎

What do you want to be in the future?‎
Eha teacher.‎

I want to be a teacher.‎

Our teacher is a good teacher.‎
I should go. Yes.‎

Oh, my knife has fallen.‎

I'll put it back.‎
My knife can't be tied‎

God protect you! ‎
God protect you!‎

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  • omg i love this kid .. she is soo adorable .. i feel bad for her as well she is working very hard at this young age

  • @arezo888 arezo gol in dokhtar ast, na bacha. az namesh paidast ke dokhtar ast, namesh Rawshan ast. digar inke chara in dokhtara lebasi bachakana poshide, illatish in ast ke in dokhtar da yag jayi diga kar mekona. in dokhtar misle ''mozdor'' ast. in chiza kollesh az faqiri ast.. ba omede rozi ke in tiflaka az in roz nijat paida konad. amen.. moaffaq bashin:)

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  • jaaan jaan... Cheqa sheereen ast ee qandolak. ufff uffff bokhoromet lol.

  • weeeey jaan ma qurbanish shawom shes so smart and cute!!!

  • Alllllllahhh ma sadqe tu. How much cuter can she get?

  • Sadqe e shirin zoban shawom, eto dokhtarake qandol ta bahal nadida bodem <3 Khoda kona ke ba arezoyet berasi, moalem shawi..

  • hahahahahahahhahah howwwwww sweet

    

  • So cuuuuuute!

  • ♥♥♥♥ sooo sweeeeet ♥♥♥♥

  • this kid is so smart and so funny

  • I can't stop watching it

  • les enfants afghans sont trop mignons....

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