Afghans, The (Af`ghans, The) , a fine and noble but hot-tempered race of the Mohammedan faith inhabiting Afghanistan. The Afghans proper are called Pathans in India, and call themselves Beni Israel (sons of Israel), tracing their descent from King Saul.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Afghan`istan` * Afra`nius