Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
Lahja Labs is building Afghan-language data for AI
The project offers custom speech and text data in Dari, Pashto, Hazaragi, and other Afghan languages, with work described as being done by native speakers in Afghanistan.
- For
- AI teams needing Afghan-language speech and text data
- Worth noticing
- The described delivery package includes speaker metadata, datasheets, quality metrics, and consent records.
Field notes
The page lays out a contributor workflow: community-network recruitment, training, and language and task tests precede paid work. Its review steps include hidden known-answer checks, double transcription, and a separate reviewer tier. Listed delivery details include 16 kHz+ WAV and dialect and region labels, alongside speaker metadata and consent records. The site marks Dari and Pashto as 2026 pilots, Hazaragi as next, and three other languages as planned.
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