Firaq partug

Firaq partug is the traditional clothing of Afghanistan. It had also traditionally been worn by Afghan Pashtuns in khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The traditional clothing has since been spread to other regions of Pakistan following the Partition of India in 1947. The styles vary according to region. The outfits consists of three garments: chador, firaq and partug. The word Firaq partug comes from pashto. Firaq means a flared shirt and partug means pants.

Chador

The chador is the head scarf which can be of varying lengths.

Firaq

Firaq refers to the upper garment which flows out from the waist, like a skirt, with some styles reaching to the ankles and other styles reaching below the knees. The firaq is also called qameez.

Partug

Partug[1] is a type of shalwar and is the lower garment which is baggy, gathered at the ankles and tied around the waist creating folds.

  • Afghan girls in traditional clothes
    Afghan girls in traditional clothes
  • Afghan School children in Kabul
    Afghan School children in Kabul
  • 2010 Children's Day in Afghanistan
    2010 Children's Day in Afghanistan
  • GI walks down the runway during a fashion show dressed in a colorful, traditional Afghan dress. The March 3, 2008
    GI walks down the runway during a fashion show dressed in a colorful, traditional Afghan dress. The March 3, 2008
  • Afghan kids wearing traditional clothes in Kabul
    Afghan kids wearing traditional clothes in Kabul
  • 2009 Herat Afghanistan women wearing chador
    2009 Herat Afghanistan women wearing chador
  • Firaq partug of the Kuchi region
    Firaq partug of the Kuchi region
  • Women wearing firaq partug
    Women wearing firaq partug

References
  1. Afghanistan Volumes 33-34(1980)
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