Afghan
noun
a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
Afghans
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pluralof Afghan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Between September and October, 15.9 million people -- or nearly one in three Afghans -- were facing food insecurity at crisis levels or worse, including 3.4 million in emergency conditions, the agency said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most of the 14 were Afghans or Iraqi Kurds.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The humanitarian situation has been further worsened by several natural disasters and the forced return of millions of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan since 2023.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
News organizations, nonprofits and veterans scrambled to evacuate the Afghans who had helped them over the course of America’s longest war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lost her to a fate most Afghans considered far worse than death: She ran off with a clan of traveling singers and dancers.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
