Afghanistan Dog Names

Introduction

Afghanistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country within South Asia and Central Asia. Much of its territory is covered by the Hindu Kush mountain range, where winters tend to be very cold. The northern part of the country is mainly fertile plains and summers are usually very hot. People have inhabited Afghanistan as far back as the Middle Paleolithic Era. The country’s population is about 35 million and includes ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. When searching for a name for your new canine buddy, you will find that Afghanistan has plenty to offer when it comes to inspiration.

Afghanistan Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Afghanistan Dog

Rocky

A dog by the name of Rocky joined his partner of two years, Specialist Andrew Brown, in Afghanistan where, unfortunately, they were injured by shrapnel from an improvised explosive devise (IED). The injured military dog and his handler were awarded Purple hearts and a picture of them and awards went viral. After the explosion the pair were flown together to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where they received their Purple Hearts. Brown, who is a husband and father, gives the credit to Rocky, noting that Rocky does his thing and Brown translates his response. Brown and Rocky were separated for treatment, with Brown in D.C. and Rocky in Germany. While both were facing additional surgeries, Brown hoped to be reunited with his partner soon.

Two Belgian Shepherds who worked for the army and were on duty in Afghanistan before retiring, faced being put down because they were deemed too aggressive to be rehomed. Dog handlers and ex-soldiers were determined to give the dogs, named Kevin and Dazz, the chance to find new homes. Both dogs had worked sniffing IED’s while on duty prior to their retirement. A petition to stop the dogs being put down was launched by Andy McNab, a former SAS officer. The petition got over 367,000 signatures over a few days. Defence Minister Gavin Williamson expressed that he would make sure that the dogs had a “golden future” and that they were speaking with charities and programs to see if the dogs could be rehoused with a handler in a home environment.

A breed of dog that originated in or around what is now Afghanistan is the Afghan Hound. This is an old breed that predates written history by several thousand years. For many centuries, the dogs were rugged, fast hunting companions as well as status symbols of royals, tribal chieftains and aristocrats in the mountain kingdoms of Asia. The dogs were not seen in the west until the late 1800’s, when English officers returning from the far corners of the British Empire brought the breed to Europe. Artist Pablo Picasso had an Afghan Hound, and a giant statue he created is present in Daley Plaza in Chicago, honoring his pooch, named Kabul. A 1962 painting titled “Femme au chien” boasts an Afghan Hound; in 2012 the painting sold for over 10 million dollars.

Afghanistan Dog Name Considerations

It can be hard to know where to start when looking for a name for your new pup. Just as your dog is special, you want their name to be special as well. If you are struggling to choose a name for your pooch, one way to look for inspiration is to turn to a particular place that you feel strongly about, whether you have lived there, visited or plan to visit one day. It is likely that you will find all sorts of interesting name ideas from the place that you choose with a little bit of exploration.

Once you have a place in mind, you can take a closer look at it. Take out a map or start searching the internet for ideas within the place; this can include landmarks, neighborhoods, food items, and well-known people from there, among other things. If a possible name appeals to you, write it down. After a thorough search you can review the name possibilities that you like and choose the one you feel is the best fit. Afghanistan is one such place to search; with a long history and variety of landscapes, inspiration can be plentiful.

Male Afghanistan Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Kandahar The second largest city in Afghanistan
0	Kabul Afghanistan’s capital and largest city
0	Ajmal For Ajmal Faisal, an Afghan boxer
0	Darul For Darul Aman Palace, a European-style palace, now ruined, located about 16 miles outside of the center of Kabul
0	Salang For the Salang Pass, a major mountain pass that connects northern Afghanistan with Parwan Province
0	Herat The third largest city in Afghanistan
0	Jalalabad A city located in eastern Afghanistan
0	Kunduz Afghanistan’s sixth largest city
0	Taloqan A city located in northeastern Afghanistan
0	Charikar A town located in northern Afghanistan
0	Abdul For Abdul Wahid Nazari, an Afghan film writer, director and producer
0	Khost A city in eastern Afghanistan, the largest city of Loya Paktia
0	Zalmai For Zalmai Araa, an Afghan singer and comedian
0	Rohullah For Rohullah Nikpai, an Afghan taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist
0	Nabil For Nabil Miskinyar, an Afghan television host
0	Mantoo An Afghan dumpling recipe
0	Mahmud For Mahmud Tarzi, one of Afghanistan’s greatest intellectuals
0	Qahar For Qahar Asi, a modern Afghan poet and agriculturalist
0	Mohammed For Mohammed Daoud Khan, the first President of Afghanistan
0	Khash For Dasht-e Khash, a desert in the Nimruz Province
0	Logar For the Logar River in Afghanistan
0	Kaj For the Kaj River of western Afghanistan, a major tributary of the Helmand River
0	Zorkul A lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan
0	Nimruz An Afghanistan province in the southwestern part of the country that is mostly desert
0	Farid For Farid Zaland, an Afghan composer
0	Naan A type of bread in Afghanistan
0	Kebab A famous food in Afghanistan, includes chicken, lamb and beef kebabs
0	Skateistan For Afghanistan’s first skate park
0	Jam For Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan
0	Ajar For Ajar Valley Nature Reserve, a protected area in Afghanistan

Female Afghanistan Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Ghanzi A city in the central east part of the country
0	Farah The capital of Farah Province in western Afghanistan
0	Pali Alam The provincial capital of Logar Province in Afghanistan
0	Tora For Tora Bora, a cave complex in the White Mountains
0	Dunya For Dunya University in Afghanistan
0	Margo For Dasht-e Margo, a desert region in the southern provinces of Helmand and Nimrus in Afghanistan
0	Hari For the Hari River which flows 680 miles from the mountains of central Afghanistan to Turkmenistan
0	Dori For the Dori River in Afghanistan and Pakistan; also called Lora and Kadanal
0	Maryam A private university in Kabul
0	Leili For Dasht-e Leili, a desert in Afghanistan
0	Ariana For Ariana University, a private university in the Nangarhar Province
0	Kapisa For Kapisa Province, one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces
0	Dahla For Dahla Dam, the second largest dam in Afghanistan
0	Kajaki For Kajaki Dam, a major hydroelectric power dam in southern Afghanistan
0	Paktia For Paktia University, a public school in eastern Afghanistan
0	Habiba For Habiba Sarobi, a hematologist, politician and reformer of the post-Taliban reconstruction of Afghanistan
0	Naghma A well-known Afghan singer
0	Bulani Pockets of Afghan bread filled with vegetable mixtures and then fried
0	Qorma A popular and special dish in Afghanistan
0	Shorma For soups made of a variety of items that are popular in Afghanistan
0	Shahla For Shahla Zaland, an Afghan singer
0	Ghazni A province of in Afghanistan located in the southeastern part of the country
0	Qargha For Qargha Lake, a dam and reservoir near Kabul
0	Panjshir For the Panjshir Mountains
0	Bamiyan A town in central Afghanistan
0	Bala For Bala Hissar, an ancient fortress located in Kabul
0	Shari For Shari Ghul Ghula, noted to be one of the cities destroyed by Genghis Khan during his reign
0	Band-i-amir A series of six deep blue lakes
0	Qabeli For Qabeli Palau, which is rice with chopped carrots and raisin
0	Chilzina Also known as the “Forty Steps of Kandahar”
0	Lassi A thin yogurt served with lunch and dinner