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language-How countries got their names!!!! HERE IS HOW COUNTRIES GOT THEIR NAMES:- Afghanistan: 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", the oldest known mention of a word variant of "Afghan"[citation needed]. It also appears in the inscriptions of Shapur I of