Afghanization

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noun

The gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.

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Meanings

nounAfghanization (uncountable)

alternative Afghanisation

  1. uncountableThe gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.
  2. uncountableThe process of non-Pashtuns assimilating into the Pashtun culture.
  3. uncountableA language shift to Pashto.
  4. uncountableThe mass immigration of Pashtun people into a specific area.

Origin

From Afghan + -ization.

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APA

Afghanization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanization

MLA

“Afghanization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afghanization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanization.

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