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An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
Another view is that the name Afghan evidently derives from the word Aśvakan which means "horsemen", "horse breeders", or "cavalrymen" (from aśva or aspa, the Sanskrit and Avestan words for "horse"), or the Assakenoi of Arrian, which was the name used for ancient inhabitants of the Hindu Kush.
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The documents serve as proof of identity and residency but more importantly Afghan nationality. Both the Tazkira certificate and e-Tazkira are issued by the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), which is headquartered in Kabul but has offices by the name of Asan Khedmat (Easy Services) in various provinces of Afghanistan. [5] [6]
Khan (/ x ɑː n /) is an ancient Indo-European surname and in the variant of 'Khan' of Mongolic origin, used as a title in various global regions, [1] and today most commonly found in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and India.
Genealogy and family tree of Malak Afghana, grandson of King Saul. According to the Tanakh, King Saul was the son of Kish, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel (1 Samuel 9:1–2). Saul married Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz and had four sons and two daughters.
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; Afghan (biscuit) Afghan (blanket) Afghan coat; Afghan cuisine; Afghan Hound, a dog breed originating in parts of Afghanistan and the surrounding regions; Afghan rug
al-Afghani (Arabic: الأفغاني) is a nisba meaning "Afghan" or from Afghanistan. It may refer to: Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, 19th-century political activist; Abul Wafa Al-Afghani, Islamic scholar; Sa'id al-Afghani, 20th-century scholar; Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan Al-Afghani, Medical doctor, author, translator, and Islamic scholar