Pashtunistan

Proper noun

Meaning

Pashtunistan

The geographic region historically inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Examples

In 1960, Daoud sent troops across the poorly-marked Durand Line into the Bajaur Agency of Pakistan in an attempt to manipulate events in that area and to press the Pashtunistan issue, but the Afghan forces were routed by Pakistani Tribals. Source: Internet

Pashtunistan is like Kurdistan: a relatively compact territory inhabited dominantly by one ethnic group, but split amongst different states thanks to borders drawn by other, more powerful nations. Source: Internet

In 1976, under pressure from the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) and to increase domestic Pashtun support, he took a stronger line on the Pashtunistan issue and promoted a proxy war in Pakistan. Source: Internet

Surprisingly, he did not renew the Pashtunistan agitation; relations with Pakistan improved thanks to interventions from the US and Iran. Source: Internet

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