WebPashtunistan (Pashto: پښتونستان, lit. 'land of the Pashtuns') is a historical region inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Wherein Pashtun culture, the Pashto language, and Pashtun national identity have been based. Alternative names historically used for the region include Pashtūnkhwā (پښتونخوا), …

WebThe Pashtuns make up one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, comprising 37% (2018 sociological research data by The Asia Foundation) of the country's population. According to the Library of Congress Country Studies' estimate of 1996, Pashtuns made up 40% of Afghanistan's population. The majority of Pashtuns practice Sunni Islam. After …

WebThe native Pashtun tribes, often described as fiercely independent people, have inhabited the Pashtunistan region (eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan) since at least the 1st millennium BC. During that period, much of their mountainous territory has remained outside government rule or control. Pashtun resistance to outside rule and the terrain …

WebOct 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. The Pashtun constitute the largest ethnic group of the population of Afghanistan and …

WebThe Pashtun diaspora comprises all ethnic Pashtuns and their descendants who are living outside of their traditional homeland of Pashtunistan, a historic region that is today situated over parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. While Pashtunistan is home to the majority of Pashtun people, there are significant local Pashtun diaspora communities scattered …

WebThe Third Anglo-Afghan War began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 resulted in the Afghans gaining control of foreign affairs from Britain and the British recognizing the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and British India.

WebThe Pashtun tribes who inhabit the areas were semi-autonomous, The tribes have cordial relations with the Pakistan government. Relations with the Pakistani Military. In 2001, the Pakistani military entered the Federally Administered Tribal Areas for the first time which was previously governed by Frontier Corps. In 2010, The New America ...

WebAbdur Rahman Khan GCSI (Pashto/Dari: عبدالرحمن خان) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Line Agreement with British India.. Abdur Rahman Khan was the first child and only son of Mohammad Afzal …

WebThe Yusufzai or Yousafzai (Pashto: یوسفزی, pronounced [jusəpˈzay] 1), also referred to as the Esapzai (ايسپزی, pronounced [iːsəpˈzay]), or "Yusufzai Afghans" historically, are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns.They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains during the 16th century, but they are …

WebAfghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a ... Pashtun tribes form the world's largest tribal society. The population of Afghanistan was estimated at 32.9 million as of 2019 by the Afghanistan Statistics and Information Authority, ...