Highlighting a peculiar fact, Barq revealed that even the family of the former Afghan ruler, despite his Pashto lineage, couldn’t speak Pashto. “They were too influenced by his in-law’s ...

The daughters of many Pashtuns are wed into families across the border. Even tribal vendettas cross frontiers. With few border patrols in the region, people move easily from one country to the next.

More than 40 million Pashtuns in the two countries are tied by language, lineage, historic memories and a shared interest in peace. Beginning in the 1970s, Pakistani leaders chose the wrong path ...

The idea of secularism in Afghanistan dates back to the 20 century. Historically, the Pashtun political elite in Afghanistan paid attention to secularism. Although there is no accurate ...

The same vocabulary is used by political parties to exploit the Pashtuns. This exploitation includes the recent ‘final call’ politics led by the party leadership from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).