Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Afghan (Pashto: افغان; see etymology) refers to something from Afghanistan, particularly a citizen of that country. Prior to this definition, it was used by Persian speakers and those influenced by the Persian language to denote mostly the Pashtun people. In modern times, "Afghan" is still used as an ethnic term as well as the national demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan. However from the Indian subcontinent, the exonym "Pathan", derived from Indo-Aryan languages is used instead of Afghan.. }
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- Afghan comment "Afghan (Pashto: افغان; see etymology) refers to something from Afghanistan, particularly a citizen of that country. Prior to this definition, it was used by Persian speakers and those influenced by the Persian language to denote mostly the Pashtun people. In modern times, "Afghan" is still used as an ethnic term as well as the national demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan. However from the Indian subcontinent, the exonym "Pathan", derived from Indo-Aryan languages is used instead of Afghan.".