Wiktionary Afghan may refer to Someone or something related to Afghanistan , see also Demography of Afghanistan Pashtun people , the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and second largest ethnic group in Pakistan see also Afghan name Pashto language or Afghan language , the native language of the Pashtuns Afghan may also refer to Afghan blanket Afghan rug Afghan Hound , a rare dog originating in the mountainous regions of eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan The Afghan , a 2006 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth Afghan Australia or Ghan , camel drivers from Afghanistan and Pakistan who came to the Australian outback The Ghan , a passenger train in Australia Afghan biscuit , an item of Australian and New Zealand cuisine Afgan film Afgan film , a 1989 documentary See also Afghani disambiguation Special Allpages Afghan List of all pages beginning with Afghan disambig de Afghane et Afgaan es Afgano fr Afghan he nl Afghanen no Afghaner pt Afeg o ru sv Afghaner ... more details
infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Afghan title orig translator image image caption author Frederick Forsyth illustrator cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series genre Thriller genre Thriller novel publisher pub date 2006 english pub date media type Print Hardback & Paperback pages isbn ISBN preceded by followed by The Afghan is a 2006 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth , and concerns a planned Al Qaeda terrorist attack to take place against an unspecified target. As with other Forsyth novels, the full details of the plot are not revealed until the end. The story takes place in Indonesia , Pakistan , Guantanamo Bay detention camp Guantanamo Bay , Trinidad and Tobago , Washington U.S. state Washington state and onboard various ships sailing the high seas. Plot summary Sometime before the events of the story take place, a joint Secret Intelligence Service MI6 Central Intelligence Agency CIA Inter Services Intelligence ISI raid against al Qaeda AQ operatives in Pakistan uncovers documents concerning a planned, but largely cryptic, terrorist attack. This raises concerns and triggers further investigations ... in Iraq and physically able to pass for an Afghanistan Afghan his maternal grandmother was a West ... brown complexion which somehow makes him look like an Arab or later on, Afghan Martin has a near ... met Osama Bin Laden and rescued a young Afghan boy, Izmat Khan, who later became a resistance leader. Khan is portrayed as an heroic Afghan freedom fighter determined to have vengeance against America ... his family. In a highly covert operation Martin is successful in impersonating The Afghan under ... External links http www.allreaders.com Topics Info 34672.asp The Afghan at Allreaders.com DEFAULTSORT Afghan, The Category 2006 novels Category Thriller novels Category Novels by Frederick Forsyth Category Books about Al Qaeda cs Afgh nec de Der Afghane es El afgano nl The Afghan pl Afga czyk pt O Afeg o ... more details
Afghan Star or AfghanStar may refer to Afghan Star TV series Afghan Star TV series , a reality TV singing contest broadcast in Afghanistan Afghan Star film Afghan Star film , a documentary film about the TV series Disambig ... more details
distinguish Pashtun diaspora Infobox Ethnic group group Afghan Diaspora image Image Flag of Afghanistan.svg 180px border region1 span style font size 105 span region2 flagcountry Pakistan pop2 1,780,000 region3 flagcountry Iran pop3 935,600 region4 flagcountry Germany pop4 100,000 region5 flagcountry United Arab Emirates pop5 70,000 region6 flagcountry United Kingdom pop6 70,000 region15 flagcountry United States pop15 65,972 region20 flagcountry Canada pop20 48,090 region16 flagcountry Netherlands pop16 38,653 region24 flagcountry Australia pop24 19,416 languages Dari Persian Dari , Pashto language Pashto , other Languages of Afghanistan and the languages spoken in the respective country of residence. religions Predominantly Sunni Islam with Shia Islam Shia Afghan diaspora or Afghan immigrants are citizen s of Afghanistan who have emigration migrated to another country, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan. See also Afghan refugees Afghans in Pakistan Afghans in Iran Afghan American Afghan Canadian Afghans in the United Kingdom Afghans in Germany Afghans in the Netherlands Afghan Australian Afghan Australia Afghans in Tajikistan References Reflist Afghan diaspora DEFAULTSORT Afghan Diaspora Category Afghan diaspora afghanistan stub ... more details
Afghan Arabs may refer to Islamic mujahid movement , for Arabs who came to Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War History of Arabs in Afghanistan , for the larger history of Arab migration to Afghanistan dab ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Afghan Kypchaks are Aimak Taimeni tribe of Kazakhs Kazakh origin that can be found in Obi district to the east of western Afghan province of Gerat , between the rivers Farakhrud and Gerirud. Afghan Kypchaks together with the Durzais and Kakars, two other tribes of Pushtun origin, constitute Taimeni tribe. There are approximately 440,000 Afghan Kypchaks. References reflist Category Ethnic groups in Afghanistan Category Turkic peoples ... more details
Afghan insurgency can mean the insurgency waged by the Mujahideen Afghanistan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan the Taliban insurgency disambiguation ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Afghan Television is a commercial television station, broadcasting from Kabul , Afghanistan since late 2004 . The station is owned by Mr. Afghanzai, an Afghan entrepreneur and is currently broadcasting from only to the Greater Kabul region. In early 2006 , the station was fined 50,000 AFN Afghan afghani Afghani 1,000 by the Afghan Supreme Court of Afghanistan Supreme Court , after it had broadcast what the court called inappropriate images. The case was televised by Afghan TV and was covered extensively by other media outlets, however, the powerful clergy in the country succeeded in not only instating the fine on Afghan TV, but also severely restricting the ability of other television networks to broadcast entertainment. The Supreme Court said that Afghan TV is the only TV Channel that has been fined. See also List of television channels in Afghanistan DEFAULTSORT Afghan Tv Category Afghan media Afghanistan stub Tv station stub es Afghan Television fa ... more details
Infobox Company name Afghan Wireless logo type genre foundation founder Ehsan Bayat location city Kabul location country Afghanistan location locations area served Afghanistan key people industry Telecommunications products Mobile telecommunication services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner Ehsan Bayat num employees parent divisions subsid slogan Connecting Afghanistan homepage http afghan wireless.com www.afghanwireless.com footnotes intl Afghan Wireless AWCC is a cellular network provider in Afghanistan which was launched on 13 November 2002 by Ehsan Bayat . It is a joint venture business between Telephone Systems International in the United States and the Afghan Ministry of Communications . Afghan Wireless signed a 15 year contract with the Afghan Ministry of Communications, which has a 20 stake in Afghan Wireless. Some services were taken over by Ertebat in 2009, but has returned. Some services are provided by both companies as partners. The company provides GSM services in the four major cities of Afghanistan, including Kabul , Kandahar , Herat , and Mazar i Sharif . See also List of companies of Afghanistan External links http afghan wireless.com Official Website Category Telecommunications companies of Afghanistan Category Joint ventures Category Mobile phone companies of Afghanistan de Afghan Wireless ps ... more details
cleanup rewrite date November 2010 File Afghan rug weavers.jpg thumb Afghan women from the western part of the country showing traditional Adraskan Afghan carpets. An Afghan rug or Afghan carpet ref name EB is a type of handwoven floor covering textile traditionally made in Afghanistan . ref name pajhwok http www.pajhwok.com viewstory.asp?lng eng&id 49487 Afghan rugs sell like hot cakes ref Many of the Afghan rugs are also woven by Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan and Iran . ref http afghanrugs.com Afghan rugs ref In any case, Afghan rugs are genuine, often charming and usually phenomenally ... named after local Afghan villages , woven in the Herat Province Herat area, in western Afghanistan ... of weaving rugs. In addition, Uzbeks , Kyrgyz people Kyrgyz , Kazakhs , and Afghan Arabs Arabs label their rugs according to their ethnic group. ref name EB Afghan carpet. Encyclop dia Britannica . 2009. Encyclop dia Britannica Online. 04 Nov. 2009 http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 7773 Afghan ... SectOR date January 2011 Image Afghancarpet1.jpg thumb The famous Bukhara print. Hundreds of Afghan ... in search of merchandise. Approximately 97 of the Afghan rugs has been transacted under other countries names like Iran and Pakistan. However, Afghan businessmen or traders with the help from the government of Afghanistan are seeking ways to end this. Many Afghan carpet weavers work in neighboring ... as well as using Pakistani enhanced wool. Afghan businessmen in the United States received more than ... were sold out. In early 2008 the Afghan carpets were put for display in another international exhibition in Germany , out of 1442 carpet producers from 80 countries across the globe Afghan carpet won the first position in the competition. ref name pajhwok Afghan carpets can be expensive, but the more ... tribal carpets.html Tribal Carpets of Afghanistan Rugs and carpets DEFAULTSORT Afghan Rug Category Afghan rugs and carpets nl Afghaans tapijt sv Afghanmatta ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 Image Passport of Afghanistan.jpg right thumb 200 The front cover of a contemporary Afghan passport The Afghan passport is issued to citizens of Afghanistan for international travel. See also Visa requirements for Afghan citizens External links www.mfa.gov.af Documents Passport 20Application 20Form.pdf Passport form at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website External links http kabulpress.org my spip.php?article3611 Are Afghan Consulate Officials in Pakistan selling passports to terrorists? , Kabul Press, retrieved 2010 01 29 http www.spiegel.de international world 0,1518,672828,00.html Corruption in Afghanistan UN Report Claims Bribes Equal to Quarter of GDP , Spiegel Online, retrieved 2010 01 29 Passports Category Passports by country Afghanistan Category Government of Afghanistan passport stub Afghanistan stub no Afghanske pass ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Afghan Pika ref name msw3 MSW3 Hoffmann pages 192 ref image LagomysRufescens.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A.F. year 2008 id 41269 title Ochotona rufescens downloaded 10 April 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Lagomorpha familia Ochotonidae genus Ochotona species O. rufescens binomial Ochotona rufescens binomial authority John Edward Gray Gray , 1842 synonyms range map Afghan Pika area.png range map caption Afghan Pika range The Afghan Pika Ochotona rufescens is a species of mammal in the Ochotonidae family. It is found in Afghanistan , Armenia , Iran , Pakistan , and Turkmenistan . ref name iucn References reflist Lagomorpha O. lagomorph stub Category Pikas Category Fauna of Pakistan Category Fauna of Iran Pika, Afghan br Pika Afghanistan ca Pica d Afganistan es Ochotona rufescens fa fr Pika afghan it Ochotona rufescens mt Pika tal Afganistan ms Pika Afghan pt Ochotona rufescens fi Afganistaninpiiskuj nis sv Afghansk piphare ... more details
Afghan Times is an Afghan Christian internet News Network with daily news from Afghanistan and the Afghan Christians inside and outside Afghanistan. Description The editor of this news group is Hussain Andaryas who himself is a Muslim covert to Christianity . This news group is operated from the USA and is located in the state of Tennessee . The Afghan Times brought the attention of the International News media media towards the arrest of the Afghan Christian, Abdul Rahman convert Abdul Rahman ref cite web coauthors GRETCHEN PETERS and LARA SETRAKIAN, with reporting by BILAL SARWARY year 2006 month March 22 url http abcnews.go.com WNT story?id 1746943&page 1 title Christian Convert Faces Execution publisher ABC World News accessdate 2006 08 17 ref ref cite web coauthors DANIEL COONEY Associated Press year 2006 month March 20 url http www.nysun.com article 29388 title Christian Faces Capital Charge In Afghanistan publisher New York Sun accessdate 2006 08 17 ref who was being prosecuted in Kabal for converting to Christianity and if convicted could face the death penalty. He was eventually released for what was said were mental illness reasons. References references External links http www.afghantimes.com Afghan Times website stub Category Asian news websites Category Christian websites ... more details
Image AfghanBiscuit.jpg thumb right Afghan biscuit. An Afghan biscuit is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from cocoa powder , butter, flour and cornflakes , topped with chocolate icing and a walnut . The origin of the recipe and the derivation of the name are unknown, but the recipe has appeared in many editions of the influential New Zealand Edmonds Cookery Book . References reflist External links http tvnz.co.nz view page 410965 2312346 Recipe for Afghan Biscuits Category Biscuits British style Category Australian cuisine Category New Zealand cuisine dessert stub ps Chocolate ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Afghan Women is a Play theatre play by Emmy Award winning playwright William Mastrosimone . It was produced by the Passage Theatre Company and premiered in 2003 at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, New Jersey . The first dozen performances raised US 10,000 for Afghanistan Afghan orphan s. In January 2004, Mastrosimone presented a reading of the play to actors in Kabul . Plot summary The play is set after the War in Afghanistan 2001 present U.S. invasion of Afghanistan . The heroine is an Afghan woman whom had fled her homeland during the Civil War, but now returns from the United States to found an orphanage . In the ensuing plot, a warlord fails as he attempts a coup . As he retreats, he tries to use the orphans as human shield s, prompting the heroine to kill the warlord. She then inspires the warlord s vengeful son to find choices other than violence. DEFAULTSORT Afghan Women, The Category Plays by William Mastrosimone Category 2003 plays ... more details
Multiple issues wikify February 2011 orphan August 2008 primarysources January 2009 Afghan Solidarity is a privately owned non profit group dedicated to spreading awareness about Afghanistan . It was founded on June 4, 2001 by Farhad Ahad. Its objectives include To advocate unity amongst the people of Afghanistan To promote peace and political stability in Afghanistan To defend basic human rights of the people of Afghanistan To disseminate information for a global audience To assist legitimate non governmental organizations in relief operations In late 2001, Afghan Solidarity added a discussion forum allowing members of all walks of life interested in Afghanistan to post and exchange ideas. Registration is free. This organization went defunct in 2009. External links http www.afghansolidarity.com Afghan Solidarity web site http www.afghansolidarity.com forum Afghan Solidarity Forums Category Non profit organisations based in Afghanistan Category Organizations established in 2001 Category Political websites ... more details
File Sharbat Gula.jpg thumb Steve McCurry s Afghan Girl Sharbat Gula lang ps , literally Sharbat Flower Sharbat pronounced IPA ps a bat born ca. 1972 is an Afghan woman who was the subject of a famous ... was known throughout the world simply as the Afghan Girl until she was formally identified in early ... www.usatoday.com news world 2002 03 12 afghan girl.htm , Greg Zoroya, National Geographic tracks down Afghan girl , USA Today, 2002 03 13 ref and is sometimes popularly referred to as the Afghan Mona ... blog 2002 03 13 afghan mona lis ref Photo s subject An Pashtun people Afghan Pashtun by ethnicity ... and sent to the Nasir Bagh Afghan refugees refugee camp in Pakistan in 1984. Her village was attacked ... Pakistan. ref cite web last Lucas, Dean title Afghan Eyes Girl url http www.famouspictures.org mag index.php?title Afghan Eyes Girl accessdate 2007 04 30 ref She married Rahmat Gul in the late ... camp McCurry, rarely given the opportunity to photograph Afghan women, seized the opportunity and captured her image. Although her name was not known, her picture, titled Afghan Girl , appeared ..., became a symbol both of the 1980s Afghan conflict and of the refugee situation worldwide. The image ... National Geographic Afghan Girl, A Life Revealed url http www.washingtonpost.com wp srv liveonline ... 2001 04 10 accessdate 2009 03 31 ref Search for the Afghan Girl File Sharbat Gula on National Geographic ... image removed File Sharbat gula now.jpg thumb 120px Afghan Girl in 2002 The identity of the Afghan ... as the famous Afghan Girl. In addition, after being shown the 1985 photo, a handful of young ... jgd1000 afghan.html title How the Afghan Girl was Identified by Her Iris Patterns first John ... of a television documentary , entitled Search for the Afghan Girl , which aired in March ... National Geographic s Afghan Girl url http news.nationalgeographic.co.uk news 2002 03 0311 ... 2009 ref National Geographic set up the Afghan Girls Fund, a charitable organization with the goal ... more details
they played opening up inland Australia. See also Hanifa Deen Afghan Australian Pakistani Australian ... 2003 origyear 1989 title Tin Mosques and Ghan Towns A History of Afghan Camel Drivers in Australia isbn ... afghans.htm The Afghan Camelmen from South Australian History. http www.abc.net.au gnt history Transcripts s1231969.htm Afghan Cameleers on ABC s George Negus Tonight. http www.bushmag.com.au ... in Australia.html Afghan cameleers and the colonial era from the Department of Foreign Affairs ... in Australia Category Afghan diaspora australia stub Islam stub fr Afghans Australie it Afghani d Australia ... more details
Sediq Afghan born 1958 in Kabul is an Afghanistan Afghan philosopher and mathematician , currently head of the International Center for Mathematical Philosophy in Kabul, Afghanistan . He is also a political activist and had a prominent role in manifestations in Kabul about Afghanistan and Islam related issues, including an anti American protest in 2003, ref name reu2001 Reuters 2003 http www.commondreams.org headlines03 0506 04.htm First Anti American Protest Held in Afghan Capital News article posted at CommonDreams.org, accessed on 2010 02 01. ref a hunger strike to protest over beatings of journalists by Afghan security officers in 2006, and another one to protest about the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy 2008 Danish Muhammad cartoons . ref name ChristianScienceMonitor2008 03 10 cite news url http www.csmonitor.com World Asia South Central 2008 0310 p25s01 wosc.html title Danish cartoons one Afghan s peaceful protest publisher Christian Science Monitor date 2008 03 10 author Anand Gopal archiveurl http www.webcitation.org query?url http 3A 2F 2Fwww.csmonitor.com 2FWorld 2FAsia South Central 2F2008 2F0310 2Fp25s01 wosc.html&date 2010 02 18 archivedate 2010 02 18 ref He completed his preliminary education in Afghanistan and received his doctorate in mathematics from the Moscow University . References reflist External links http www.internews.org pubs afghanistan 060620 jfr 12.shtm http sediqafghan.info.se Siddiq Afghan s Official Website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Afghan, Sediq ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1958 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Afghan, Sediq Category Living people Category 1958 births afghanistan bio stub Philosopher stub ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2008 Afghan Film also known as Afghan Film Organization AFO is Afghanistan s state run film company. It was established in 1968 and the current president is Latif Ahmadi . External links http www.afghanmagazine.com 2004 07 photoessay afghanfilm.shtml Cinema of Afghanistan Category Cinema of Afghanistan Afghanistan stub film company stub ps ... more details
orphan date August 2009 An Afghan Coat is a sheepskin or goatskin coat ref http www.powerhousemuseum.com collection database ?irn 167779 1971 Afghan Coat Powerhouse museum exhibit ref made with the fur on the inside and the soft suede like leather on the outside and trimmed with fur. Sometimes with intricate embroidery decoration, but often crudely made, they were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s particularly associated with hippy subcultures. references Category Clothing clothing stub ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Afghan American image Image Z Khalilzad.jpg 79px File Lina Rozbih in 2008.jpg ... in the United States Population Group Afghan 600 accessdate 2008 02 08 work 2006 American Community ... Predominantly Muslim An Afghan American refers to an United States American with heritage or origins in Afghanistan . History and population Afghan Americans have a long history of immigrating to the United ... and their Cultures. Afghan Americans. 2006. July 6, 2007. http www.everyculture.com multi A Br Afghan Americans.html ref Due to the political borders at that time period, some of these Afghan immigrants ... of Afghanistan , around five million Afghan citizens decided to leave their country to immigrate or seek refuge in other countries. These Afghan refugees mostly settled in neighboring Pakistan ... keep them closely bonded. Fremont, California , is home to the largest population of Afghan Americans ... Fremont s Little Kabul eyes election with hope , August 21, 2009. ref Smaller Afghan American ... and elsewhere. According to the United States Census Bureau , there are approximately 65,972 Afghan ... all Afghan population in the United States is around 300,000. ref name embassy http www.embassyofafghanistan.org diaspora.html Afghan Diaspora ref While 30,000 reside in Northern Virginia, approximately ... embassy Some figures estimate that there may only be about 80,000 Afghan Americans but the actual ... of Afghan ancestry living in New York metro area, considerably lower than the 20,000 regularly cited ... of Afghan Americans Citation needed date May 2010 . Culture File Flushing 33 Av 143 St mosque jeh.JPG .... Afghan Americans value their oral tradition of story telling. The stories they tell are about Nasreddin , history, myths and religion. ref name Eigo Afghan Americans celebrate August 19 in the United States as Afghan Day or Afghanistan Day , it is the day that their former nation had won the war against the British in 1919. Smaller festival s are held in cities that have Afghan communities, usually ... more details
refimprove date November 2009 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name The Afghan Whigs Img The Afghan Whigs.jpg Img capt The Afghan Whigs Background group or band Alias Origin Cincinnati ... instruments The Afghan Whigs were a soul music soul influenced United States American Rock music ... of Seattle, Washington Seattle in 1989. The Afghan Whigs were the first non Northwestern U.S. band to record for the Sub Pop label. ref http www.subpop.com artists afghan whigs Afghan Whigs Bio at Sub ... influenced sound. The Afghan Whigs soon signed to a major label, Elektra Records , and in 1993 released ... Girls . The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band, and contributed two songs to the soundtrack ..., The Afghan Whigs released their sixth album, 1965 album 1965 , on Columbia Records Michael Horrigan ... material. The Afghan Whigs announced their split in 2001, citing the strain of geographic distance between members as the reason. In 2006, The Afghan Whigs temporarily reunited. ref http www.pitchforkmedia.com article news 38442 Afghan Whigs Reunite Pitchfork Bot generated title ref The 1965 ... category news page 2 news Summer s Kiss The Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Greg Dulli More Bot generated title ref On June 23, 2009 an Afghan Whigs tribute album was released ... singer, and guitarist of Earle Grey Discography main The Afghan Whigs discography Studio albums ... References Reflist External links http www.summerskiss.com Summer s Kiss A Tribute to The Afghan Whigs http www.myspace.com theafghanwhigs The Afghan Whigs Myspace Page http www.thetwilightsingers.com ... Allmusic class artist id p3509 pure url yes The Afghan Whigs Allmusic entry http www.dancingaboutarc.com essays whigsessay.html An Afghan Whigs Farewell Essay http www.rollingstone.com artists afghanwhigs Afghan Whigs at Rolling stone Rolling Stone The Afghan Whigs DEFAULTSORT Afghan Whigs, The Category ... rock music groups es The Afghan Whigs fr Afghan Whigs gl Afghan Whigs it Afghan Whigs he The Afghan ... more details
Taxobox name Afghan Hedgehog ref name msw3 MSW3 Hutterer pages 215 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Erinaceomorpha familia Erinaceidae genus Hemiechinus species Long eared Hedgehog H. auritus subspecies H. a. megalotis trinomial Hemiechinus auritus megalotis trinomial authority Edward Blyth Blyth , 1845 The Afghan Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus megalotis is a subspecies of the Long eared Hedgehog native to Afghanistan and western Pakistan . It is larger and reddish in colour, but otherwise similar in appearance to the Long eared Hedgehog. At 23 28 cm long and 700 to 900 grams of weight, the Afghan Hedgehog is roughly the size of the West European Hedgehog . Since the Afghan Hedgehog occupies mostly mountainous areas, are abundant at 1000 meters, and often found as high as 2500 meters, thus living at the highest elevation among hedgehog species, lower temperatures probably made it evolve larger. It also hibernation hibernates for approximately six months. Another adaptation for mountain terrain that this subspecies possesses long claws on its legs, which are more suitable for climbing. The Afghan Hedgehog is common in its habitat . It prey s on insect s, snake s, and scorpion s, but also prefers melons, watermelon s, and berries. Because of its passion for melons, it is often considered a pest. The Afghan Hedgehog is also a capable hole digger, even in rough terrain. References reflist erinaceomorpha stub Category Hemiechinus Category Mammals of Asia Category Mammals of Pakistan Category Mammals of Afghanistan Category Animals described in 1845 simple Afghan Hedgehog ... more details
Refimprove date May 2009 File afghan blanket.jpg thumb An afghan blanket An afghan is a blanket , wrap, or shawl of colored yarn. It is knitting knit ted or crochet ed, often in geometric shapes. It can also be referred to as a throw . Afghans were first made in Afghanistan and commonly featured geometric designs with many holes in the pattern. They are hand stitched or knitted. ref http demo.articles 4 u.com afghans and throws ref In North America n craft tradition, afghans are draped over couch sofa s or large chairs for decoration. There are three main styles of afghan mile a minute afghans, join as you go afghans, and Motif visual arts motif afghans. Mile a minute afghans are usually made in one piece and with a minimum of stitches they are the simplest style to make and are especially popular with beginners. Join as you go afghans are made up of many different pieces, one of which begins where the last leaves off. Motif afghans, such as the granny square , are composed of many different small pieces, called motifs, squares, or blocks. These motifs may be all of the same design or of different designs, but they are typically the same size, for ease of joining. Some favor the motif style because of its portability and versatility of design. References Reflist 2 Bedding Category Blankets Category Jackets Category Shawls and wraps Category Crochet clothing stub textile arts stub ... more details
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