[PAR] [TLE] Name of Afghanistan [SEP] The name "Afghānistān" (Persian: افغانستان‎ ‎ , "Afġānestān" ] , Pashto: افغانستان, "Afġānistān" ] ) means ""land of the Afghans"", which originates from the ethnonym ""Afghan"".  Historically, the name ""Afghan"" mainly designated the Pashtun people, the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan.  The earliest reference to the name is found in the 10th-century geography book known as "Hudud ul-'alam".  The last part of the name, "-stān" is a Persian suffix for "place". [PAR] [TLE] Pashtunistan [SEP] Pashtūnistān (Pashto: پښتونستان‎ ; also transliterated Pakhtūnistān; lit.  "homeland of the Pashtuns") is the geographic region inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan, wherein Pashtun culture, language, and national identity have been based.  Alternative names historically used for the region included ""Afghānistān"" and ""Pashtūnkhwā"", since at least the 3rd century CE onward.  Pashtunistan borders Punjab to the east, Persian and Turkic speaking regions to the west and north, Kashmir to the northeast, and Balochistan to the south.
[PAR] [TLE] Name of Afghanistan [ SEP ] The name " Afghānistān " ( Persian : افغانستان‎ ‎ , " Afġānestān " ] , Pashto : افغانستان , " Afġānistān " ] ) means " " land of the Afghans " " , which originates from the ethnonym " " Afghan " " . Historically , the name " " Afghan " " mainly designated the Pashtun people , the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan . The earliest reference to the name is found in the 10th - century geography book known as " Hudud ul-'alam " . The last part of the name , " -stān " is a Persian suffix for " place " . [PAR] [TLE] Pashtunistan [ SEP ] Pashtūnistān ( Pashto : پښتونستان‎ ; also transliterated Pakhtūnistān ; lit . " homeland of the Pashtuns " ) is the geographic region inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern - day Afghanistan and Pakistan , wherein Pashtun culture , language , and national identity have been based . Alternative names historically used for the region included " " Afghānistān " " and " " Pashtūnkhwā " " , since at least the 3rd century CE onward . Pashtunistan borders Punjab to the east , Persian and Turkic speaking regions to the west and north , Kashmir to the northeast , and Balochistan to the south .
The geographic region known as Pashtunistan inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people is also known as which country?
The geographic region known as Pashtunistan inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people is also known as which country ?
Afghanistan
Afghanistan