The ‘Pakol’ cap is a traditional headdress in South Asia. It is most common in central, southeastern and northeastern Afghanistan, as well as northwestern and western Pakistan. This is mostly an Afghan traditional cap, worn by Pashtuns, Nuristanis and Tajiks from northern and northeastern Afghanistan and the Panjshir Gorge. It is made of fine wool and dyed in black, brown, beige and white. It is a two-level woolen beret that is rolled up along the edges.
The military personnel of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Forces in Afghanistan often called pakol as ‘dushmanka’ or ‘pushtunka’, less often ‘nuristanka’.