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judy

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Fri Aug 20, 2021, 12:15 PM Aug 2021

Afghans/Afghanis quick note

Just a quick note, to make sure that the Afghan population is called "Afghans" and not "Afghanis". Afghani is the currency of Afghanistan. It would be like calling Americans "Dollars".
Buzzflash, and many other media outlet insist on calling Afghans Afghanis

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Afghans/Afghanis quick note (Original Post) judy Aug 2021 OP
I've seen that here quite a bit too. Treefrog Aug 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2021 #2
Thanks. Useful info. brush Aug 2021 #3

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