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- ↑ "د کتابونو بنجاره؛ د خدايي خدمتګارو د تحریک غړی او د پښتو ژبې مشهور شاعر اکمل لېونی مړ شو". افغانستان انټرنشنل پښتو.
- 1 2 "Aimal Wali Expresses Grief Over Death Of Nationalist Poet Akmal Lawani". UrduPoint.
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- ↑ "مشهور شاعر اکمل لېونی وفات شو". May 9, 2024.
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