The Kabuliwala was a peddler from Kabul, Afghanistan, who traveled to other countries like India to sell goods.

The goods they sold were usually dry fruits, shawls, carpets, and other similar items, which they would sell for cash or trade for other goods.

The term "Kabuliwala" literally translates to "someone from Kabul" and was often used to refer to Pashtun traders from Afghanistan who plied their trade in various parts of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Bengal.

The profession is immortalized in Rabindranath Tagore's short story "Kabuliwala".