Country held by Afghan army (5)

I believe the answer is:

ghana

'country' is the definition.
(Ghana is an example)

'held by afghan army' is the wordplay.
'held by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'GHANA' is hidden within 'afghan army'.

(Other definitions for ghana that I've seen before include "West African country, independent since 1957" , "Woody raspberry stem" , "West African republic" , "Former Gold Coast" , "Language deriving from ancient Egyptian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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