It is a word meaning Land of Afghans, in Dari, Pashtun, Iranian and Persian. In turn Afghan, it means rider or the one who loves horses. It is the name of a country in South Central Asia, which is landlocked and whose capital is Kabul.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is an Asian country and its name 1575; 1601; 1594; 1575; 1606; 1587; 1578; 1575; 1606; it means "land of the Afghans". See suffix -stán .