Pashtunalternative words: Pakhtun, Pathan, Pashtoon, Pakhtoon keywords: race related topics: Pashtu related web sites: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1945/Pakhtoon.html explanation: Pashtu speaking people are called Pashtuns. They are living on the both side of frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The total number of Afghan Pashtuns is 7,5 millions and form the largest ethnic group in Afganistan while Pakistani Pashtuns are 14 millions. They are farmers, herdsmen and soldiers, and form multiple tribes under patriarchal authorities. Their dominant religion is Sunni Islam. Pakistani Pashtuns are supposed to have emigrated from Afghanistan between 13 and 16th centuries. | |