The case for 'Afghanese'

  Why this lesser used demonym should become standard in English Recently I had been looking more at the origins and definitions of Afghan, when I came to the realization of a major issue we have in English. The widely used demonym and adjective for someone or something from Afghanistan is 'Afghan'. However, this term clashes with other used terms, and its historic connotations and adaptations from the languages of Afghanistan mean that it has been a mishandled term ever since the nation was 'discovered' by the British. In its most original form, an 'Afghan' referred to a Pashtun/Pathan person, an ethnicity that natively live in what is now the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their native area was split after the joint Afghan-British demarcation agreement, with many of the people permanently residing on the southern side within the British territory of India. With Pashtuns no longer a majority in Afghanistan (although still a plurality), the term even...