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Card games in Afghanistan

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Gyula Zsigri reports that the standard 52 card pack is used in Afghanistan for the following games:

Gyula Zsigri has provided a Eastern Farsi Card-Playing Glossary, showing how these card game names are written and pronounced.

In the novel "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini a two-player card game called Panjpar is mentioned. I would be grateful for any details of how this game is played, and for information on any other Afghan card games.


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