Pushtu (also known as Pashto or Pushto) is one of the official languages of Afghanistan, and is also spoken in parts of northwestern Pakistan. It belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages and is spoken by about 21 million people. Introduction to Pushtu is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of Pushtu as it is spoken by native speakers. All Pushtu terms are presented both in Pushtu script and in Romanized script for English speakers. Chapters cover: * Reading and writing exercises * Rules of syntax * Parts of speech * Regular and irregular verbs * Common idiomatic sentences