As the acknowledgments show, I have learned from people rather than books, and I must say there are few books, in any language, which contain information about Afghan cookery. This short list includes some which I have consulted, and a few which would be useful to anyone wishing to know more about Afghanistan.
AFGHANZADA, Abdullah: Local Dishes of Afghanistan (in Farsi): Kabul 1974.
AITCHISON, Dr J.E.T.: Notes on the Products of Western Afghanistan and North-Eastern Persia: Edinburgh, 1890.
AMERICAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION: Kabul Gorgers: Kabul, 1978.
DAVIDSON, Alan: The Oxford Companion to Food: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999.
DORJE, Rinjing: Food in Tibetan Life: Prospect Books, London, 1985.
DUPREE, Louis: Afghanistan: Princeton University Press, 1973. (An encyclopaedic work.)
DUPREE, Nancy: An Historical Guide to Afghanistan: Afghan Tourist Organisation, Kabul, (2nd edn) 1977.
ELPHINSTONE, Mountstuart: An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul: Oxford University Press, Karachi, 1972 (reprint of 1839).
HUSAIN, S. A.: Muslim Cooking of Pakistan: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, Lahore, 1974.
JAFFREY, Madhur: Indian Cookery: BBC, London 1982.
MALOS, Tess: Middle East Cookbook: Summit Books, Sydney NSW, 1979. (Has 20 pp on Afghanistan.)
MCKELLAR, Doris (compiled): Afghan Cookery: Afghan Book Publisher, Kabul, 1972.
MICHAUD, Roland and Sabrina: Afghanistan: Thames & Hudson, London, 1980. (Many fine colour photographs.)
———: Caravans to Tartary: Thames & Hudson, London, 1978. (Many fine colour photographs.)
RAMAZANI, Nesta: Persian Cookery: University Press of Virginia, 2nd printing, 1974.
REEJHSINGHANI, Aroona: The Great Art of Mughlai Cooking: Bell Books, New Delhi, 1979.
RODEN, Claudia: A New Book of Middle Eastern Food: Viking, London and New York, 1985.
SAHNI, Julie: Classic Indian Cookery: Grub Street, London, 1997.
———: Classic Indian Vegetarian Cookery: Grub Street, London, 1999.
SHAIDA, Margaret: The Legendary Cuisine of Persia: Lieuse Publications, Henley-on-Thames, 1992.
WATT, George: A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vols 1-6: first published 1889, reprinted 1972 by Cosmo Publications, New Delhi.
WEIDENWEBER, Sigrid (compiled): The Best of Afghan Cookery: An Afghan Recipe Book: American Aid for Afghans, Portland, Oregon, 1980.