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Afghanistan: Main article: Origins of the name Afghanistan From Afghan and the Persian suffix -stan meaning "land of"; thus: "land of the Afghans". The origin of the word Afghan itself ? which is synonymous with Pashtun ? remains uncertain. One explanation derives it from Apakan, an 8th or 9th century Iranian ruler.[citation needed] Others point out a 3rd century Sassanid reference to "Abgan", the oldest known mention of a word variant of "Afghan".[citation needed] It also appears in the inscri

A Afghanistan: Main article: Origins of the name Afghanistan The origin of the word Afghan - which is synonymous with Pashtun - remains uncertain. One explanation derives it from Apakan, an 8th or 9th century Iranian ruler[citation needed]. Others point out a 3rd century Sassanid reference to "Abgan",

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