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afghan

[af-gan, -guhn] / ˈæf gæn, -gən /
NOUN
coverlet
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"Sophie thought she'd read the Daily Mail one day and the first comment was: 'Why does she look like an Afghan hound?'"

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The attack by Afghan national Ahmad Mulakhil last summer led to protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The family of the last Afghan held at the US high-security prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba meanwhile renewed their call for his release.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But a website set up by his family, freedenniscoyle.com, said he had been "legally working to support Afghan communities as an academic researcher" when he was detained.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

She hadn’t yet found one that would consider doing an Afghan adop­tion, but she was still looking.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini