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In a political sense, the term '''Af<u>gh</u>ān''' refers to the citizens of ]. While ethnologically the ] are referred to as Pashtuns<ref>Ahady, Anwar-ul-Haq (July 1995) "The Decline of the Pashtuns in Afghanistan" ''Asian Survey'' 35(7): pp. 621-634</ref><ref>Tapper, Richard and Tapper, Nancy (February 1986) "''Eat This, It'll Do You a Power of Good'': Food and Commensality among Durrani Pashtuns" ''American Ethnologist'' 13(1): pp. 62-79 </ref>, Pushtuns<ref>Ahmed, Akbar S. (1983) ''Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, ISBN 0-521-24635-0 </ref>, Pakhtuns<ref>Rittenberg, Stephen Alan (1968) ''Ethnicity, Nationalism, and the Pakhtuns: The Independence Movement in India's North-West Frontier Province'' Carolina Academic Press, Durham, N.C., ISBN 0-89089-277-6 </ref> or Pathans<ref>Caroe, Olaf Kirkpatrick (1958) ''The Pathans, 550 B. C.-A. D. 1957'' St. Martin's Press, New York, </ref><ref>Spain, James W. (1972) ''The Way of the Pathans'' Oxford University Press, Karachi, </ref> In a political sense, the term '''Af<u>gh</u>ān''' refers to the citizens of ]. While ethnologically the ] are referred to as Pashtuns<ref>Ahady, Anwar-ul-Haq (July 1995) "The Decline of the Pashtuns in Afghanistan" ''Asian Survey'' 35(7): pp. 621-634</ref><ref>Tapper, Richard and Tapper, Nancy (February 1986) "''Eat This, It'll Do You a Power of Good'': Food and Commensality among Durrani Pashtuns"
''American Ethnologist'' 13(1): pp. 62-79 </ref>, Pushtuns<ref>Ahmed, Akbar S. (1983) ''Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, ISBN 0-521-24635-0 </ref>, Pakhtuns<ref>Rittenberg, Stephen Alan (1968) ''Ethnicity, Nationalism, and the Pakhtuns: The Independence Movement in India's North-West Frontier Province'' Carolina Academic Press, Durham, N.C., ISBN 0-89089-277-6 </ref> or Pathans<ref>Caroe, Olaf Kirkpatrick (1958) ''The Pathans, 550 B. C.-A. D. 1957'' St. Martin's Press, New York, </ref><ref>Spain, James W. (1972) ''The Way of the Pathans'' Oxford University Press, Karachi, </ref>
, nonetheless, ] use the term ''Af<u>gh</u>ān'' to designate the Pashtun people.<ref name=Iranica>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Kieffer |first=Ch. M. |editor= ]|encyclopedia= ]|title= AFGÚAÚN|url= http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f5/v1f5a037.html|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear2007 =|edition= Online Edition|publisher= ]|location= United States}}</ref> Additionally, ], the language of the Pashtuns, is also known as ''Af<u>gh</u>ān language''.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} , nonetheless, ] use the term ''Af<u>gh</u>ān'' to designate the Pashtun people.<ref name=Iranica>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Kieffer |first=Ch. M. |editor= ]|encyclopedia= ]|title= AFGÚAÚN|url= http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f5/v1f5a037.html|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear2007 =|edition= Online Edition|publisher= ]|location= United States}}</ref> Additionally, ], the language of the Pashtuns, is also known as ''Af<u>gh</u>ān language''.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}


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In a political sense, the term Afghān refers to the citizens of Afghanistan. While ethnologically the Pashtun people are referred to as Pashtuns, Pushtuns, Pakhtuns or Pathans , nonetheless, Persian-speakers use the term Afghān to designate the Pashtun people. Additionally, Pashto, the language of the Pashtuns, is also known as Afghān language.

Also see:

The term Afghan may also refer to:

For etymology of Afghan/Afghanistan, see Origins of the name Afghan.

See also

References

  1. Ahady, Anwar-ul-Haq (July 1995) "The Decline of the Pashtuns in Afghanistan" Asian Survey 35(7): pp. 621-634
  2. Tapper, Richard and Tapper, Nancy (February 1986) "Eat This, It'll Do You a Power of Good: Food and Commensality among Durrani Pashtuns" American Ethnologist 13(1): pp. 62-79
  3. Ahmed, Akbar S. (1983) Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, ISBN 0-521-24635-0
  4. Rittenberg, Stephen Alan (1968) Ethnicity, Nationalism, and the Pakhtuns: The Independence Movement in India's North-West Frontier Province Carolina Academic Press, Durham, N.C., ISBN 0-89089-277-6
  5. Caroe, Olaf Kirkpatrick (1958) The Pathans, 550 B. C.-A. D. 1957 St. Martin's Press, New York, OCLC 585345
  6. Spain, James W. (1972) The Way of the Pathans Oxford University Press, Karachi, OCLC 2736264
  7. Kieffer, Ch. M. "AFGÚAÚN". In Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accessyear2007= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help)
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