English Explanatory Dictionary

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Official name of Afghanistan: a country in Central Asia, under Taliban rule in 1996–2001 and since 2021.

Word forms

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Etymology

Either a calque of Pashto د افغانستان اسلامي امارت (də afǧānestãn islāmī imārat) or Dari امارت اسلامی افغانستان (imārat-i islāmī-yi afġānistān).

Synonyms

First Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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