Sarwar Sarkhosh (

Dari Dari (; endonym: ), Dari Persian (, , or , ), or Eastern Persian is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan government's official term for the Persian language;Lazard, G.Darī – The New Persian ...

: ) was an ethnic Hazara renowned singer and a

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. He was the older brother of

Dawood Sarkhosh Dawood Sarkhosh (also spelled as Daud Sarkhosh) (Farsi: ) is an ethnic Hazara people, Hazara singer and musician. Early life Dawood Sarkhosh was born on 26 April 1971 in Urozgan (now Daykundi), Afghanistan. Sarkhosh's inspiration was his olde ...

, a celebrated singer known for his contributions to Hazara music.

Early life

Sarwar Sarkhosh was born in 1942 in Urozgan Province (now part of

Daykundi Province Daikundi (Dari/) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504 people, who are mostly peasants, traders, and shop owners. Daikundi falls into the traditionall ...

), Afghanistan.

Death

In 1983, he traveled from his hometown of

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to Badghis. Shortly after returning, he was killed in a terrorist attack.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkhosh, Sarwar 1942 births 1983 deaths Hazara singers Dombra players Persian-language singers of Afghanistan Assassinated Afghan people People from Urozgan Province People from Daykundi Province 20th-century Afghan male singers

Early life

Death

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