"the graveyard of empires"
Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, the UK, the USSR & the Taliban/al-Qaeda all failed to conquer the notoriously rough mountainous terrain and all those empires crumbled as a result.
"may the gods save us from the tooth of the tiger, the venom of the cobra & the vengeance of the Afghan" --- Alexander the Great, King of Asia
Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, the UK, the USSR & the Taliban/al-Qaeda all failed to conquer the notoriously rough mountainous terrain and all those empires crumbled as a result.
"may the gods save us from the tooth of the tiger, the venom of the cobra & the vengeance of the Afghan" --- Alexander the Great, King of Asia
by MadMaxAveli October 27, 2017
Afghanistan is an extremely poor Central Asian nation that is being ruled by an American-funded puppet government. After years of corruption under the Islamic Fundamentalist Taliban, the nation is now ruled by a weak, ineffective government that is fueled by propganda supplied by US conservatives. However, this central government has no power outside of Kabul and warlords rule this nation's countryside in a fedual style system.
by Eye In The Sky September 18, 2006
Afghanistan is a landlocked country bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the north, and Tajikistan and China to the northeast. the country is predominately mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest that are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. As of 2021, its population is 40.2 million which is composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks.
by The Wanderer of the horizon December 23, 2021
A country that has been through many wars and not yet been defeated. Also one of the worlds most dangerous countries located in Asia (Middle East).
Girl: Lets go to Afghanistan
Guy: No, that country is too dangerous, there alot of killings and bombings
Guy: No, that country is too dangerous, there alot of killings and bombings
by Jay.J August 19, 2006
N. The act of criticizing or fighting injustices in distant lands, yet ignoring injustices in one's own nation or local community.
Term used frequenlty 1960s and 1970s, notably by American journalists. Definition derived from work of media scholar Carolyn Martindale.
Term used frequenlty 1960s and 1970s, notably by American journalists. Definition derived from work of media scholar Carolyn Martindale.
Bill: I think I'm going to join the Peace Corps. There are too many hungry and poor people in Asia.
Ted: You're from Detroit? The people there aren't good enough for your help?
Bill: It's not the same.
Ted: You suffer from a serious case of Afghanistanism.
Ted: You're from Detroit? The people there aren't good enough for your help?
Bill: It's not the same.
Ted: You suffer from a serious case of Afghanistanism.
by editor, f-ed up dictionary December 1, 2009
A country currently at war with NATO forces, that no one in the US seems to rember since Iraq became their massive disstraction. They left a lot of their troops and their allies troops out in the cold.
Bush pre Iraq: Afghanistan should be taken in a month, we will commit a large number troops to a quick and decisive surge.
Bush Start of Iraq: Need those troops for Iraq their the true sources of evil!
Bush present: Afgani-where?
Bush Start of Iraq: Need those troops for Iraq their the true sources of evil!
Bush present: Afgani-where?
by Riim Jobs January 25, 2009
1) TONY: I worked so hard this Summer to pass my dental exams. I know Suzy has been partying the whole summer, hasn't attended a single lecture and finished the exam 15 minutes before I did. Yet she still got higher marks than me..
ME: Yeah mate she afghanisted you.
2) DRU: Kelly you just missed the turning for McDonalds!
KELLY: Sorry! The turning just came out of nowhere!
DRU: The road just afghanistaned u.
3) DRU: You came with that girl and now she's dancing with another guy. Look!
PETE: I just got afghanistaned :(
ME: Yeah mate she afghanisted you.
2) DRU: Kelly you just missed the turning for McDonalds!
KELLY: Sorry! The turning just came out of nowhere!
DRU: The road just afghanistaned u.
3) DRU: You came with that girl and now she's dancing with another guy. Look!
PETE: I just got afghanistaned :(
by DRU June 9, 2013