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| In a political sense, the term '''Af<u>gh</u>ān''' refers to all the ''']'''. From a more limited, ethnological point of view, ''Afghān'' is the term by which ] are designated by ]. Additionally, the language of the Pashtuns is known as ] or ''Afghān language''. Though there has never been an official |
In a political sense, the term '''Af<u>gh</u>ān''' refers to all the ''']'''. From a more limited, ethnological point of view, ''Afghān'' is the term by which ] are designated by ]. Additionally, the language of the Pashtuns is known as ] or ''Afghān language''. Though there has never been an official census made in Afghanistan, an estimated 60 to 65% people of the total population speak pashto or in other words Afhgani langauge.The following link provides a very good insight about some of the unofficial sensus that has been made over the years in Afghanistan: | ||
| http://www.hewad.com/ethnic.htm | http://www.hewad.com/ethnic.htm | ||
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In a political sense, the term Afghān refers to all the peoples of Afghanistan. From a more limited, ethnological point of view, Afghān is the term by which ethnic Pashtuns are designated by Persian-speakers. Additionally, the language of the Pashtuns is known as Pashto or Afghān language. Though there has never been an official census made in Afghanistan, an estimated 60 to 65% people of the total population speak pashto or in other words Afhgani langauge.The following link provides a very good insight about some of the unofficial sensus that has been made over the years in Afghanistan: http://www.hewad.com/ethnic.htm
The term Afghan may also refer to:
- The Afghan hound
- An Afghan blanket
- An Afghan carpet
- An Afghan coat
- Afghan Solidarity
- Afghan Students International (ASI)
For etymology of Afghan/Afghanistan, see List of country name etymologies.
Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Afghans.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category: