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bobwilson	1122027.  Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:25 pm Ian Dunn wrote: Who Wants To Be A Millionare? is to have its own version in Afghanistan. At the the moment, one million Afghanis is worth around £11,690. However, the average annual income in the country is less than £200, so it is quite a lot of cash. Story from the Daily Telegraph Haven't the Afghans suffered enough without that as well?
duglasbell@hotmail.co.uk	1246447.  Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:19 am Afghanistan always did have an interesting relationship with the UK. Because it was never colonised UK customs never acquired the stigma that they did in India, for example. I've even seen a picture of one Afghan prince dressed in Highland costume.[ Source: Sultans in Splendour: Philip Mansel Last edited by duglasbell@hotmail.co.uk on Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:30 pm; edited 1 time in total
Bondee	1246473.  Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:58 pm I did once see an Afghan hound that was wearing a tartan collar. Does that count?
duglasbell@hotmail.co.uk	1246759.  Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:31 pm grimwig wrote: Is 'Afghani' the only nationality to contain three consecutive letters of the alphabet? Actually, the people of Afghanistan are Afghans. 'Afghani' is the name of the currency.

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