Name of Afghanistan
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Name of Afghanistan
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The name Afghānistān means "land of the Afghans", the name "Afghan" originally referred to a member of the Pashtuns. which originates from the ethnonym Afghan. Historically, Pashtuns were referred to as Afghans, the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan. The earliest reference to the name is found in the 10th-century geography book known as Hudud al-'Alam. The last part of the name, -stān is a Persian suffix for "place". In the early 19th century, Afghan politicians adopted the name Afghanistan fo
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