Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
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Afghans
Afghans ( ps, افغانان, translit=afghanan; Persian/ prs, افغان ها, translit=afghānhā; Persian: افغانستانی, romanized: ''Afghanistani'') or Afghan people are nationals or citizens of Afghanistan, or people with ancestry f ...
, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically 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
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Afghan Hound
The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end. The breed is selectively bred for its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan. Its local name is ( ps, تاژ ...
, a dog breed originating in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan and the surrounding regions of Central Asia
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Afghan coat
An Afghan coat is a sheepskin or goatskin coat made with the fleece on the inside and the soft suede-like leather on the outside. It is a development of the traditional overcoat of the Afghan people, which could be anywhere from jacket- to ankl ...
Sediq Afghan
Sediq Afghan ( Dari-Persian: ) is an Afghan mathematician.Asghar Afghan (born 1987), former Afghan cricketer
* Afgansyah Reza (born 1989), Indonesian musician also known as "Afgan"
* Afghan Muhammad (died 1648), Afghan khan in modern day Russia
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Azad Khan Afghan
Azād Khān Afghān (Persian, ps, آزاد خان افغان), or Azād Shāh Afghān () (died 1781), was a Pashtun military commander and a major contender for supremacy in western Iran after the death of Nader Shah Afshar in 1747.Perry, J. R. ( ...
(died 1781), Afghan Commander and Ruler
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Afghan, Iran
Afghan ( fa, افغان, also Romanized as Āfghān) is a village in Kambel-e Soleyman Rural District, in the Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...
, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
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Afghan (Australia)
Afghan cameleers in Australia, also known as "Afghans" ( ps, افغانان) or "Ghans" ( ps, غانز), were camel drivers who worked in Outback Australia from the 1860s to the 1930s. Small groups of cameleers were shipped in and out of Au ...
, camel drivers from Afghanistan and Pakistan who came to the Australian outback
* Afghan (biscuit)
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Afghan rug
An Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor-covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of Afghanistan, mainly by Afghan Turkmens and Uzbeks.
Types and varieties
One of the most exotic and distin ...
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Afghan Girl
''Afghan Girl'' is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, famously appeared ...
* '' The Afghan'', a 2006 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
* '' The Ghan'', a passenger train in Australia
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Afghan Breakdown
''Afghan Breakdown'' (russian: Афганский излом, translit. Afganskiy Izlom) is a 1991 war drama film about the Soviet–Afghan War directed by Vladimir Bortko and co-produced by Italy and the Soviet Union ( Lenfilm). Michele Pla ...
'', 1991 Soviet film
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Afghani (disambiguation)
Afghani may refer to:
*Afghan afghani, the official currency of Afghanistan
** An ''Afghan'', a person or thing of, from, or related to Afghanistan (although this usage is viewed as improper)
* al-Afghani, a ''nisba'' denoting a person from Afghan ...
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Ghan (disambiguation)
Ghan or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Ghan, Northern Territory, a locality in Australia
* Ghan towns, a name sometimes used for settlements of Afghan cameleers in Australia
People
* Ghans, a name sometimes used for Afghan cameleers in A ...