According to Yu. V. Gankovsky, the Pashtun's probably began as a "union of largely East-Iranian tribes which became the initial ethnic stratum of the Pashtun ethnogenesis, dates from the middle of the first millennium CE and is connected with the dissolution of the Epthalites (White Huns) confederacy." He proposes Ephthalite origin for Pashtuns.

This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. A Afridi people ‎ (1 C, 13 P) D Pashtun diaspora ‎ (4 C, 9 P) F Pashtun families ‎ (16 C, 3 P) M Mujahideen members of the Soviet–Afghan War ‎ (1 C, 50 P) P Pashto-language poets ‎ (47 P) Pashto-language writers ‎ (2 C, 13 P) Pashtun people by occupation ‎ (3 C)

Pashtuns, known historically as ethnic Afghans and in the Indian subcontinent as Pathans, form an ethnic group of approximately 49 million people [1] who mainly live in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Pashtuns (some pronounce it as Pakhtoons) speak their native Pashto language but many of them are also fluent in Persian, Urdu and Hindi. [2] Contents

The Pashtun people, who are classified as an Iranian ethnolinguistic group, are believed to have settled in the traditional Pashtunistan region around the early 1st millennium CE. [14] [15] According to Ethnologue, the total Pashtun population currently stands at around 50 million, [1] but some sources give slightly lower or higher figures.

Oct 06, 2022 · Pashtun, also spelled Pushtun or Pakhtun, Hindustani Pathan, Persian Afghan, ethnolinguistic group residing primarily in the region that lies between the Hindu Kush in northeastern Afghanistan and the northern stretch of the Indus River in Pakistan.

Pashtun (bahasa Pashtun/Urdu/bahasa Persia: پشتون Paštūn atau پختون‎ Paxtūn, dan juga disebut Pushtun, Pakhtun, dan Pukhtun), ... "The Pashtun People of Afghanistan"—from Road Junky Online travel guides (2007) Paddy Docherty,The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion: A History of Invasion and Empire. 2007. Publisher ...

The Pashtuns were one of the few groups that managed to impede British imperialism during the 19th century, and as a result were designated within the racialist category of Martial Races. Pashtuns played a pivotal role in the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–89), as many joined the ranks of the Mujahideen.

Pashtun people of Afghanistan. Pashtuns, sometimes spelled Pushtuns, or Pakhtuns, or Pukhtuns, ( Urdu: Pathan ‎, Persian: Afghan ), are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan. Their mother language is Pashto, but many of them also speak neighboring Urdu, Hindko and Dari languages.