Afghanistan

Dari, which is very similar to Persian, is spoken by about half the population, Pashto by 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) by 11%. There are also 30 minor languages such as Balochi. Dari is the historical lingua franca, but in the South and East Pashto is more common. Most people speak more than one language. You'll find a few people in Kabul who speak a little English but otherwise it isn't widely understood.

Being an Islamic country, alcohol consumption is illegal. It is however tolerated, for non-Afghans, in western restaurants in Kabul.