One cultural feature that people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh share is their common language family. The majority of people in these countries speak languages from the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. In Afghanistan, the majority language is Dari (a dialect of Persian), while in Pakistan, Urdu and Punjabi are widely spoken, among other regional languages. In Bangladesh, Bengali is the official language. These languages share similarities in grammar, vocabulary, and script, reflecting the historical and cultural connections between the three countries.
