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Pashtun

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1. Pashtun - Noun

2. Pashtun - Adjective

3. Pashtun - Proper noun

Meaning

a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

Source: WordNet

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Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan Source: Internet

Abdul Ghaffar Khan with Mahatma Gandhi Disassociation from Afghanistan, and increased connectivity to Punjab and the Gangetic Plains beyond Punjab, had a profound effect on Pashtun tribes living on the British side of the Durand Line. Source: Internet

According to the GRU, Sarwari was a better candidate as he could balance between the Pashtuns, Tajiks and Uzbeks; Najibullah was a Pashtun nationalist. Source: Internet

A legacy of Sufi activity may be found in some Pashtun regions, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area, as evident in songs and dances. Source: Internet

A GRU report argued that he was a Pashtun nationalist, a stance which could decrease the regime's popularity even more. Source: Internet

Al Biruni, writing in Tarikh al Hind, also alludes to the Pashtun tribes of Pakhtunkhwa as Hindus. Source: Internet

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