Ashokan inscriptions in Afghanistan are written in which one of the following scripts?

Ashokan inscriptions were tailored to the linguistic and cultural context of the regions where they were installed. While the majority of edicts in the Indian subcontinent were written in the Prakrit language using the Brahmi script, those located in the northwestern frontier and Afghanistan utilized different scripts [1]. Specifically, the inscriptions found in Afghanistan were written in Greek and Aramaic scripts [1]. A notable example is the Kandahar inscription, which is a bilingual edict composed in both Greek and Aramaic [2]. In contrast, the Kharoshthi script was primarily used in the Pakistan region [1]. These linguistic choices reflect Ashoka's role as a 'great communicator' who sought to ensure his messages of Dhamma were understood by his diverse subjects, including the Greek and Aramaic-speaking populations in the far west of his empire.

Sources

1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART I, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Kings, Farmers and Towns > Languages and scripts > p. 32
2. [2] https://ia803403.us.archive.org/9/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.126516/2015.126516.Select-Asokan-Epigraphs-Ed-2nd.pdf