[1raider1]

The writer of this piecein ths Times is aanother educated idiot. The citizens of Afghanistan are Afghanis. An afghan is a type of cover or blanket.

[I can has Low Taxes?]

1raider1: not so. Currently US military and policy convention is to use “Afghan” as the person and the adjective, and “Afghani” only for the currency.

In Dari “Afghan” is the noun and “Afghani” is the adjective, but in current American usage “Afghan” is used. I can’t think of any good reason to call the person an “Afghani”, unless by some weird conflation with “Israel —> Israeli.”

[eleni121]

Regarding Afghan VS Afghani -——English majors who can’t handle the stress of Joyce Carol Oates switch into Communications/Journalism...and become reporters.

Don’t expect much from them... this faux pas is the least of the problem compared to the vast vacuum of knowledge most possess.

[TopQuark]

Misuse, or lack of knowledge, of a word does not make one an idiot, as you claim (you are yourself misusing the word "idiot."). In fact, it is people who are readily putting down others that usually lack depth, maturity, or both. The author's mistake does not warrant such harsh judgement, my friend.

Welcome to FR!

[ViLaLuz]

Afghani is the unit of money there. The people are usually called Afghans.