Plural of afghani; the monetary unit of Afghanistan, or items/people relating to Afghanistan.
From 'Afghan' (relating to Afghanistan) plus '-i' suffix. The currency was established in the 19th century and named after the country it represents.
The Afghan afghani was one of the first currencies in Asia to be decimalized (divided into 100 smaller units) rather than using traditional non-decimal systems, making it a model for other modernizing Asian economies.
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