The two main pronunciations

(Alphabet lesson 5)

There are 2 main pronunciation groups in Afghanistan, southern and eastern, and you can tell which is which through 2 letters: ږ  (g/zh) and ښ (sh/kh)

In the south, the ږ is pronounced 'zh' and the ښ is pronounced 'sh'
In the east, the ږ is pronounced 'g' and the ښ is pronounced 'kh'