Afghanistan is the ally of the Hotak dynasty.
The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires .	others	Ethnic groups in Afghanistan	Kushans	Kushan Empire	Hephthalites	Hephthalite Empire	Samanids	Samanid Empire	Saffarids	Saffarid Empire	Ghaznavids	Ghaznavids	Ghorids	Ghorids	Khiljis	Khilji dynasty	Mughals	Mughal Empire	Hotaks	Hotak Empire	Durranis	Durrani dynasty
It lasted until 1738 when the founder of the Afsharid dynasty , Nader Shah Afshar , defeated Hussain Hotak during the long siege of Kandahar , and started the reestablishment of Iranian suzerainty over all regions lost decades before against the Iranian archrival , the Ottomans , and the Russians .	Kandahar	Old Kandahar	Hussain Hotak	Hussain Hotak	Afsharid dynasty	Afsharid dynasty	Nader Shah Afshar	Nader Shah Afshar	siege of Kandahar	siege of Kandahar	Ottomans	Ottomans
