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Afghan or Afgan may refer to: Related to Afghanistan *Afghans, historically refers to the Pashtun people. It is both an ethnicity and nationality. Ethnicity wise, it refers to the Pashtuns. In modern terms, it means both the citizens of Afghanistan and Afghans, a country in Central Asia (of any ethnicity) **Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pashtun ethnicity **Ethnic groups in Afghanistan, people of various ethnicities that are nationally Afghan * Afghan (biscuit) * Afghan (blanket) * Afghan coat * Afghan cuisine * Afghan Hound, a dog breed originating in parts of Afghanistan and the surrounding regions * Afghan rug * Afghanistan - shortened colloquial name in the Russosphere for the country during the Soviet-Afghan war People Given name * Afghan Muhammad (died 1648), Afghan khan in modern-day Russia Surname * Sediq Afghan (born 1958), Afghan philosopher * Asghar Afghan (born 1987), former Afghan cricketer * Azad Khan Afghan (died 1781), ...
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Afghans
Afghans (; ) are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan, as well as their descendants in the Afghan diaspora. The country is made up of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks are the largest. The three main languages spoken among the Afghan people are Dari, Pashto, and Southern Uzbek language, Uzbek. Historically, the term "Afghan" Afghan (ethnonym), was a Pashtun ethnonym, but later came to refer to all people in the country, regardless of their ethnicity. Etymology The earliest mention of the name ''Afghan'' (''Abgân'') is by Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire during the 3rd century CE, In the 4th century, the word "Afghans/Afghana" (αβγανανο) as reference to the Pashtun people is mentioned in the Bactrian documents found in Northern Afghanistan. The word 'Afghan' is of Persian language, Persian origin and refers to the Pashtun people. Some scholars suggest that the word "Afghan" is derived from the words ''awajan/apajan'' in Avestan an ...
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