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In a political sense, the term '''Af<u>gh</u>ān''' refers to the ''[[Demography of Afghanistan|citizens of Afghanistan]]''. From an ethnological point of view, ''Af<u>gh</u>ān'' is the term by which [[Pashtun people|'''''Pashtuns''''']] are designated by [[Persian language|Persian-speakers]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| last=Morgenstierne |first=G.|title = AF<u>GH</u>ĀN| encyclopedia = [[Encyclopaedia of Islam]]| edition = CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0| publisher = Koninklijke Brill NV| location = Leiden, The Netherlands| date = 1999| }}</ref><ref name=Iranica>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Kieffer |first=Ch. M. |editor= [[Ehsan Yarshater]]|encyclopedia= [[ Encyclopædia Iranica]]|title= AF<u>GH</u>ĀN|url= http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f5/v1f5a037.html|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear2007 =|edition= Online Edition|publisher= [[Columbia University]]|location= United States}}</ref> Additionally, [[Pashto language|Pashto]], the language of the Pashtuns, is known as ''Af<u>gh</u>ān language''.<ref>"afghan." [[The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language]], Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 03 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/afghan>.</ref><ref>"afghan." [[WordNet]] 3.0. [[Princeton University]]. 03 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/afghan></ref>
The term '''Afghan''' may also refer to:
* The [[Afghan Hound]]
* An [[Afghan blanket]]
* An [[Afghan carpet]]
* [[Afghan (Australia)|Afghan camel drivers]] in Australia, not all of whom came from Afghanistan
For etymology of Afghan/[[Afghanistan]], see [[Origins of the name Afghan]].
== See also ==
* [[Afghani]]
* [[Afghanistani]]
== References ==
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