Afghanization
English
Alternative forms
- Afghanisation
Etymology
Afghan + -ization
Noun
Afghanization (uncountable)
- The gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.
- non-Pashtuns assimilating into the Pashtun culture
- Language shift to Pashto
- Mass immigration/colonization of Pashtun people into a specific area (e.g. Peshawar has been Afghanized, displacing the Hindko culture).
Related terms
- Iraqification
- Vietnamization