Afghanistan
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3.0
- proper noun
- /æfˈɡænɪstæn/
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Afganistán
- The return of the Taliban to Afghanistan would pose a major threat to India's security.
- war in Afghanistan
- Taliban in Afghanistan
- U.S. in Afghanistan
Second, I firmly believe that Afghanistan should be built by Afghans.
- Second, I firmly believe that Afghanistan should be built by Afghans.
- They don't care whether they're from Afghanistan or Bell or Dubuque.
- They sent troops to Afghanistan, to the Balkans, to Libya.
- But what did change was the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- All remaining NATO combat troops will be scheduled to leave Afghanistan.
- So your boots on the ground, Afghanistan, What year?
- He said that he hadn't messed up in Afghanistan, which he did.
- You said Russia, I would say Afghanistan, Russia, then China.
- But at the time, I thought five years Afghanistan was pretty much done.
- And then we get Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Not a single victim of Afghanistan or Iraq, Millions of people.
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They sent troops to Afghanistan, to the Balkans, to Libya.
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Partly because of U.S. and international aid, Afghanistan experienced a post-Taliban economic boom.
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It's the same look my brother had when he came home from Afghanistan.
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Just returned from military duty in Afghanistan.
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I expect that U.S. special operations forces will operate in Afghanistan for some time.
Academic text (2011) -
We served together in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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How many Catholics are there in Afghanistan?
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There are clear signs of progress in Afghanistan, and coalition forces have regained the initiative.
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Washington's persistent difficulties in Afghanistan are due to the Obama administration's mission creep.
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The beautiful mountains of Afghanistan attract many adventurous travelers each year.
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Etymology
Afghanistan comes from the name of the people Afghan plus the Persian ending -stan, which means 'land' or 'place' and is the same ending as in Pakistan. So Afghanistan literally means 'land of the Afghans'.