Business Document Translation in Pashto, Dari and 22 More Afghan Languages

Yes. We translate full employee handbooks, policy manuals, onboarding packets and acknowledgment forms into Pashto and Dari, keep your policy names and job titles consistent through a company glossary, and update the translation each time the English edition changes.

OSHA’s training policy says employers must instruct employees in a language and vocabulary they can understand, and that a worker who does not speak or comprehend English must be trained in a language they understand. Training a Pashto- or Dari-speaking crew in English alone can leave that requirement unmet. This is general information, not legal advice.

Ask your workforce, and plan for both. Many employees from southern and eastern Afghanistan read Pashto more comfortably, while Dari is widely read across Afghanistan and the diaspora. Reading levels vary, so for safety training we often pair the written translation with audio or video. We can run a short language-preference survey before you commit.

No. Dari and Farsi (Iranian Persian) are two standard forms of Persian. They share a script and grammar, but everyday business words differ: salary is معاش in Afghan Dari and حقوق in Iran, and percent is فیصد, not درصد. Documents for Afghan employees should be written in Afghan Dari by Afghan linguists, which is what we deliver.

Yes. Every translation can be delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy on Ariana Nexus letterhead, and notarized on request — for contracts, leases and any document a lender, landlord, insurer or court asks to see.

No U.S. certification exam exists for Pashto or Dari translators — the American Translators Association offers no certification in either language. Ariana Nexus sets the standard instead: we qualify, train and review our own linguists to a written standard, a second linguist and a subject specialist check every document, and we also train Afghan-language interpreters beyond our own team. Every translation can be delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy.

Usually the one the contract names. Most bilingual agreements include a language-precedence clause that states which version controls if the two differ. We translate that clause, align the versions clause by clause and flag anything that needs a decision, but which language governs is a question for your counsel. We do not give legal advice.

Not for documents people sign or rely on to stay safe. Public machine translation is at its weakest in Pashto and Dari, often mixes in Iranian Persian or Urdu vocabulary, and uploading a contract or employee file to a public tool can breach your confidentiality duties. We use private, secured tools only for terminology and consistency checks; people translate and review every sentence.

We sign an NDA before you send anything. Files move only through your private client vault, with encryption, multi-factor login, role-based access and a full audit trail. Linguists sign confidentiality terms and never use public AI tools, and your files are deleted on the schedule you set, with written confirmation.

It depends on length, format and the review your content needs. After a short review under NDA, we give you a fixed delivery date before work starts. Urgent safety notices and contracts awaiting signature can be expedited, and later updates move faster because your glossary and translation memory are already in place.

Yes. We translate SCORM and xAPI courses, slide decks, trainer guides, quizzes and on-screen text, and produce Pashto and Dari subtitles and voice-over. Courses are returned in your learning management system’s format and tested for right-to-left display.

Yes. We serve businesses in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and, depending on the type and scale of the project, in Canada, Europe and Australia — including employers with Afghan teams in Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. European engagements run under GDPR and UK GDPR terms.

Pashto and Dari, plus 22 more Afghan languages: Uzbeki, Turkmeni, Balochi, Pashayi, Aimaq, Kyrgyz, Brahui, Ormuri, Parachi, Wakhi, Shughni, Sanglechi, Ishkashimi, Munji, Yidgha, Gawarbati, Tirahi, Ashkun, Kati, Prasun, Waigali and Tregami. We also translate between English and French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu and Chinese.