Engineer (Afghan honorific)
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According to the author and reporter Jon Lee Anderson
: "Engineer is a common Afghan honorific
, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering."
Jon Lee Anderson
Jon Lee Anderson is a biographer, author, international investigative reporter, and staff writer for The New Yorker, reporting from warzone locales such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Uganda, Israel, El Salvador, Ireland, Lebanon, Iran, and throughout the Middle East. Anderson has also written for The New...
: "Engineer is a common Afghan honorific
Honorific
An honorific is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term is used not quite correctly to refer to an honorary title...
, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering."
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