Afghanis

Afghan monetary units

Afghanis is a plural for people from Afghanistan, though Afghans is more standard in English: The Afghanis we met were incredibly hospitable.

Some consider this form less correct than Afghans, which serves for both the people and the currency. (Lowercase afghanis is the currency.)

homeland

Kabul

Afghanistan's capital city

landlocked · Kandahar · Helmand · Wakhan Corridor · Khyber Pass · pomegranates · saffron · lapis lazuli · carpets

people

Pashtun

Afghan ethnic majority

  • TajikPerson from Dushanbe's country
  • UzbekCentral Asian Turkic speaker
  • TurkmenPerson from Turkmenistan

nomads · diaspora · refugees · emigrants · hospitality · tribal · elders · Loya Jirga · mujahideen · resistance

history

Taliban

Afghan Islamist movement

  • NATOWestern defense organization
  • warlordsMilitary leaders controlling regions
  • Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network

civil war · occupation · reconstruction · withdrawal · peacekeeping · sanctions

Phrases
Family

Afghanistan, Afghans

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G