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  • The old man had plump cheeks and wore a rainbow-striped chapan.

    A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007

  • She looks back over her shoulder and sees that Hamza is a tiny figure, his chapan a burst of color against the brown of the trees 'bark.

    A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007

  • Looking regal in a traditional green chapan robe and gray turban, newly-elected President Hamid Karzai joined over 1,600 delegates to draw Afghanistan's Loya Jirga to a close today.

    Ending With A Whimper 2007

  • "You should know the skill of your fellow chapan-dazi better than that," his friend admonished him.

    Call Of The Heart Delamere, Wanda 1982

  • Karzai's chapan and say, "Hamid, my man, you've gotta get some more women in here."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ann Jones 2011

  • "If Atta left for even one hour, the whole city would be looted," says Hajji Mohammed, an elderly shopkeeper who sells traditional emerald green chapan coats in the city's bazaar.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • "If Atta left for even one hour, the whole city would be looted," says Hajji Mohammed, an elderly shopkeeper who sells traditional emerald green chapan coats in the city's bazaar.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • They may have enjoyed the sartorial splash made by their president, who appeared in a particularly attractive green-and-purple striped chapan, or coat, topped by his trademark karakul hat.

    Institute for War & Peace Reporting: 2009

  • He was ordered to grow out his beard, issued a chapan (the vest traditionally worn by Afghan men), a pakol (the traditional Pashto hat), linen pants, leather sandals and a list of phonetically written Pashtun phrases.

    AfterDowningStreet.org - Bush-Cheney Trials in '09 2009

  • Later the minister called me forward and presented me with a chapan, the full-length gold and green-striped cloak that President Karzai is often seen wearing.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

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