Afghan
noun
A person from Afghanistan or with ancestry from Afghanistan.
My neighbor is an Afghan, he moved here from Kabul.
Often appears as...
- afghan immigrant
- afghan refugee
noun
A type of blanket or shawl made of wool, often crocheted or knitted.
My grandmother knit a beautiful, colorful afghan for my new baby.
Often appears as...
- crochet an afghan
- knit an afghan
noun
A breed of dog known for its long, silky coat.
The Afghan is a very elegant and graceful dog, but it requires a lot of grooming.
Often appears as...
- afghan dog
- afghan breed
noun
A kind of soup or stew from Afghanistan.
For dinner, we enjoyed a spicy, flavorful Afghan that was loaded with vegetables and lamb.
Often appears as...
- cook an afghan
- eat an afghan
adjective
Related to Afghanistan, its people, or their language.
She is studying the Afghan language to better understand the culture.
Often appears as...
- afghan culture
- afghan history
noun
A person from Afghanistan or with ancestry from Afghanistan.
My neighbor is an Afghan, he moved here from Kabul.
Often appears as...
- afghan immigrant
- afghan refugee
noun
A type of blanket or shawl made of wool, often crocheted or knitted.
My grandmother knit a beautiful, colorful afghan for my new baby.
Often appears as...
- crochet an afghan
- knit an afghan
noun
A breed of dog known for its long, silky coat.
The Afghan is a very elegant and graceful dog, but it requires a lot of grooming.
Often appears as...
- afghan dog
- afghan breed
noun
A kind of soup or stew from Afghanistan.
For dinner, we enjoyed a spicy, flavorful Afghan that was loaded with vegetables and lamb.
Often appears as...
- cook an afghan
- eat an afghan
adjective
Related to Afghanistan, its people, or their language.
She is studying the Afghan language to better understand the culture.
Often appears as...
- afghan culture
- afghan history
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2National Identity
Used when referring to people, stressing their origin from Afghanistan.
The Afghan community celebrated their New Year yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Afghani', which refers to Afghanistan's currency and not the people.
She offered to teach me some words in Afghan, not Afghani.
Pro Tip 1/2National Identity
Used when referring to people, stressing their origin from Afghanistan.
The Afghan community celebrated their New Year yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Afghani', which refers to Afghanistan's currency and not the people.
She offered to teach me some words in Afghan, not Afghani.
Pro Tip 1/2National Identity
Used when referring to people, stressing their origin from Afghanistan.
The Afghan community celebrated their New Year yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Afghani', which refers to Afghanistan's currency and not the people.
She offered to teach me some words in Afghan, not Afghani.
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Encouraging troops to be...
like most people after nine eleven I wanted to do something to help I'm an entrepreneur I had founded to internet companies but I didn't have any government or military background then one night I saw this sergeant first class j smith and afghan kids playing
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There are no scraps of...
and legs well it's not completely true we do more than that we provide the patient so they afghan disabled first with the physical rehabilitation then with the social reintegration it's a
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Massoud the Martyr PIPE...
massoud had laid the ground for afghan peace before becoming its modern martyr on behalf of the people he fought for i just want to come here the last moment
Video examples
Encouraging troops to be...
like most people after nine eleven I wanted to do something to help I'm an entrepreneur I had founded to internet companies but I didn't have any government or military background then one night I saw this sergeant first class j smith and afghan kids playing
Video examples
There are no scraps of...
and legs well it's not completely true we do more than that we provide the patient so they afghan disabled first with the physical rehabilitation then with the social reintegration it's a
Video examples
Massoud the Martyr PIPE...
massoud had laid the ground for afghan peace before becoming its modern martyr on behalf of the people he fought for i just want to come here the last moment
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Jack Keane
American General
Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose to prominence fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Afghan territory holds special significance to the group, which is committed to retaking it and re-establishing it as the base of a global movement.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996 after a searing, four-year civil war, they immediately instituted laws which fit their utopic vision of the time of Islam's founding more than 1,300 years earlier. Afghan women's lives offered the most visible sign of the imagined past to which Afghanistan's present was to be returned.
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Anand Gopal
Journalist
Afghan human rights campaigners worry that U.S. forces may be using secret detention sites like the one allegedly at Rish-Khor to carry out interrogations away from prying eyes. The U.S. military, however, denies even having knowledge of the facility.
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iranian Director
Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Afghan people are just so tired of war.
Quote examples
Jack Keane
American General
Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose to prominence fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Afghan territory holds special significance to the group, which is committed to retaking it and re-establishing it as the base of a global movement.
Quote examples
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996 after a searing, four-year civil war, they immediately instituted laws which fit their utopic vision of the time of Islam's founding more than 1,300 years earlier. Afghan women's lives offered the most visible sign of the imagined past to which Afghanistan's present was to be returned.
Quote examples
Anand Gopal
Journalist
Afghan human rights campaigners worry that U.S. forces may be using secret detention sites like the one allegedly at Rish-Khor to carry out interrogations away from prying eyes. The U.S. military, however, denies even having knowledge of the facility.
Quote examples
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iranian Director
Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.
Quote examples
Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history.
Quote examples
Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Afghan people are just so tired of war.
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