Pashtuns (/ ˈpʌʃˌtʊn /, / ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn /, / ˈpæʃˌtuːn /; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; [18]), also known as Pakhtuns, [19] or Pathans, [d] are a nomadic, [23][24][25] pastoral, [26][27] Iranian …

The traditional Pashtun homeland stretches roughly from the areas south of the Amu River in Afghanistan to the areas west of the Indus River in Pakistan; it predominantly comprises the …

Pashto [b] (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ t oʊ / PUH-shtoh, [6] [4] [5] / ˈ p æ ʃ t oʊ / PASH-toh; [c] پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, …

May 22, 2019 · There are over 50 million Pashtuns in the world with a majority of them living in the Pakhtunistan region which was divided after the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The Pashtuns …

Feb 23, 2025 · Pashtun, 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.

Pashto is a language spoken in South-Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan as well as by the Pashtuns throughout the world. As the national language of …

Oct 26, 2019 · Pashto is primarily a Saka (Scythian) language. As such, it has deep linkages with existing dialects of the Pamiri Language Group, such as Yidgha, Wakhi and Munji spoken in …

Pashto (/ ˈpʌʃtoʊ / PUH-shtoh, / ˈpæʃtoʊ / PASH-toh; پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in …

Pashto (also known as Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan, and an official language of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [7] It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in …

Map showing areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan where Pashto is a main language.