I need Dari, Pashtu and maybe Urdu Help

[Chairborne]

I somehow got volunteered to make up a template for checkpoint signs for Afghanistan, but I only know arabic. If anybody has can point me to a military phrasebook or any pictures of checkpoint signs youve seen in Afghanistan, please let me know. Its got to be done yesterday.

[Jimbo]

This page translates english to Urdu (but I am unsure of its fidelity): http://www.urduword.com/Home/index.cgi

English-Pashto dictionary (downloadable .pdf):
http://www.pashto.org/pashto.php

general:
http://dlilibrary.monterey.army.mil/digital.htm
http://www.phraselator.com/modules/index.aspx

[airbornelawyer]

Urdu is pointless. No one in Afghanistan (except ISI agents) speaks it.

Of course, whatever they speak is not nearly as relevant as the low literacy level. Try pictures.

[hugh_ct]

See if the DLI Survival Kits help

http://oef.monterey.army.mil/downloadlsk.html

Hugh

[Chairborne]

thanks for the help, I completely forgot about DLI Lingnet. I ended up telling them I would just hook up with one of the native translators when we get over there and do it.