ial ▁pron unci ation ▁; ▁ ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Afghan ▁Pers ian ▁as ▁an ▁allo phone ▁of ▁ ▁before ▁vo iced ▁con son ants ▁and ▁as ▁variation ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁along ▁with ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁convergence ▁of ▁vo iced ▁u v ular ▁stop ▁ ▁( ق ) ▁and ▁vo iced ▁vel ar ▁fr ic ative ▁ ▁( غ ) ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian ▁( pres umably ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Turk ic ▁languages ▁like ▁A zer i ▁and ▁Turk men ), ▁is ▁still ▁kept ▁separate ▁in ▁D ari . ▁ ▁The ▁real ization ▁of ▁short ▁final ▁" a " ▁( ه -) ▁as ▁ ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian . ▁ ▁The ▁real ization ▁of ▁short ▁non - final ▁" a " ▁as ▁ ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian . ▁▁ ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁word - final ▁positions ▁are ▁separate ▁in ▁D ari , ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁word - final ▁allo phone ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian . ▁ ▁Dia lect ▁continu um ▁The ▁dialect s ▁of ▁D ari ▁spoken ▁in ▁Northern , ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Afghan istan , ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁Maz ar , ▁and ▁Bad akh sh an , ▁have ▁distinct ▁features ▁compared ▁to ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian . ▁However , ▁the ▁dialect ▁of ▁D ari ▁spoken ▁in ▁Western ▁Afghan istan ▁stands ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁Afghan ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁Pers ian . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁Her ati ▁dialect ▁shares ▁voc ab ul ary ▁and ▁ph on ology ▁with ▁both ▁D ari