Poetry of the modern-day region called Afghanistan has ancient roots, which is mostly written in Dari and Pashto.
The Pata Khazana, if authentic, contains Pashto poetry written as far back as the 8th Century.
Some of the famous poets who were born or lived in the region of present-day Afghanistan include Rumi, Khushal Khan Khattak, Rahman Baba, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja Shah Durrani, Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi, Ghulam Habib Nawabi, Massoud Nawabi, Homaira Nakhat Dastgirzada and many others.
[2] The nation also has a number of female poets, such as Rabia Balkhi, 17th century Nazo Tokhi, and others.
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