Did you know that "afghanis" are the national currency and that "Afghans" are the people of Afghanistan. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The group pays each of the 67 teachers in the area 2,400 afghanis $53 a month, according to its coordinator and co-founder, Peter Schwittek. ❋ Yaroslav Trofimov (2012)
Until this summer, Eliyas Rahimi earned 78,000 afghanis, or $1,730, a month, a princely amount by Afghan standards, as a public-relations consultant for the municipality. ❋ Yaroslav Trofimov (2010)
Shir Agha, a 30-year-old Afghan army soldier, said he had been waiting hours Sunday for his monthly salary of 15,000 afghanis, about $340. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Fighting iraqis, afghanis, sudanese, syrians and all the rest over there occupy them so that they cannot attack here. ❋ Dave Hurteau (2008)
“It will take five hundred afghanis—ten U.S. dollars—to get him out of jail.” ❋ Roberta Gately (2010)
The problem appeared particularly acute for those holding accounts in U.S. dollars as opposed to afghanis, the local currency. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Azizi's Mazar manager, Mr. Shafaq, gives the example of an advertising billboard, for which the advertiser pays a government tax of 3,000 afghanis ($60) per month. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Workers are paid 5,000 afghanis or $100 monthly, double a teacher's salary and the same as a basic policeman's. ❋ Unknown (2009)
There were 61 shops in one half of Mandozai, most with more than 50,000 afghanis ($1,000) in capital. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Meanwhile, a mother sold her 4 months daughter for 500 afghanis (10 dollars) in another Northern Province Kanduz. ❋ Unknown (2008)
We have people detained on a foreign soil. — we have people in guantanamo that were ‘traded in’ to us authorities because the us had a bounty of $500 for afghanis to turn in other afghanis. do they count? ❋ Unknown (2006)
-- One foot of mud wall knocked down: 300 afghanis ($6) -- One wooden door smashed in: 1,000 afghanis ($20) -- One acre of wheat burned: 15,000 afghanis ($300) ❋ Unknown (2008)
Interpreter: "5,000 or 6,000 afghanis." ($100 to $120) ❋ Unknown (2008)
Mr. Majid, the elderly petitioner, patted Lt. Bechtel on the shoulder and removed his own blue turban -- gestures of gratitude -- when offered 36,000 afghanis, or about $720, to repair his house and restore his fields. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Sgt. Blake adds up the damage and offers 251,000 afghanis ($5,020). ❋ Unknown (2008)
The cost of using internet is as high as 60 afghanis (nearly one U.S. dollar) an hour, still he goes every day to net café, check his email, visit Afghani websites regularly for news, chat, discussion forums and new information. ❋ Unknown (2007)
In the meanwhile, Zmarai has to settle for trekking between front lines once every month or two, a round-trip journey that costs him 1 million afghanis ($25). ❋ Unknown (2007)
Four months ago Fahima's first husband showed up and demanded 200 million afghanis (about $4,350) from his former wife. ❋ Unknown (2007)
If I remember correctly, one dollar was worth about 40 afghanis back in 1977. ❋ News From Mad Plato (2007)
