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So just hours ago, after Maghrib prayer, as I am leaving the Mosque, I see someone that resembled Ghaffar Khan, he is nearly 70-80 years old, and can barely talk, and if you'd see his face, you would swear he is Bacha Khan resurrected. As curious as I was, I walked over to him, traditional Salam, spoke to him in Pashto, and he responded back in Pashto and the conversation began. I told him I'm sorry for interrupting you, but you reminded me of Bacha Khan, and I could see a tear roll down his eye after an awkward pause and he says "You know Ghaffar Khan?", I responded and said of course, and he mentioned he was with Wali Khan when they buried him in Jalalabad. He said 'Wali Kham zmong da kor dey', and that Ghaffar Khan is his warr neka.
We had an interesting and long conversation, in which he was condemning the 'Jahil Pukhtuns of Pekhawar' that didn't realize lar aw bar yaw Afghan. It was interesting, so interesting. I asked him where he is from, and he says "Afghanistan oh Afghan yam". I ask him which part? He responds and says "Jalalabad", but Ive lived in Pekhawar my entire life. I will try to interview him, his knowledge and wisdom was incredibly precious. He just arrived in the US a few months ago, as per his children's request. He spent his entire life in Pakistan.
We had an interesting and long conversation, in which he was condemning the 'Jahil Pukhtuns of Pekhawar' that didn't realize lar aw bar yaw Afghan. It was interesting, so interesting. I asked him where he is from, and he says "Afghanistan oh Afghan yam". I ask him which part? He responds and says "Jalalabad", but Ive lived in Pekhawar my entire life. I will try to interview him, his knowledge and wisdom was incredibly precious. He just arrived in the US a few months ago, as per his children's request. He spent his entire life in Pakistan.
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