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Pashtuns (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p ɑː ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p æ ʃ ˌ t uː n /; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; [18]), also known as Pakhtuns, [19] or Pathans, [d] are a nomadic, [23] [24] [25] pastoral, [26] [27] eastern Iranic ethnic group [19] primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan.
The Pashtun people are classified as an Iranian ethnic group.They are indigenous to southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. [1] [2] Although a number of theories attempting to explain their ethnogenesis have been put forward, the exact origin of the Pashtun tribes is acknowledged as being obscure. [3]
He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and is an ethnic Pashtun of the Kakar tribe. Zareen Khan – Indian actress who made her debut in Bollywood. She has Pashtun ancestry from her father's side and originally from Swat; Aamir Khan – famous Bollywood actor, his family has roots from Herat in Afghanistan, he belongs to the Khan-Hussain family.
Pashtun diaspora (Pashto: بهر مېشت پښتانه) comprises all ethnic Pashtuns. There are millions of Pashtuns who are living outside of their traditional homeland of Pashtunistan , a historic region that is today situated over parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan . [ 12 ]
The Pashtuns of Punjab (Punjabi, Urdu: پنجابی پٹھان; Pashto: د پنجاب پښتانه), also called Punjabi Pathans [4] or Pathans, are descendants of Pashtun settlers, [5] [6] an eastern Iranian ethnic group, in the Punjab region of Pakistan [7] and India. [3]
US states with significant Pashtun populations, based on the 2000 Census.. Early 1860s Pashtuns Begin migration to United States than 1920s 200 Pashtun Families Move From Afghanistan to United States, 1979 Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan Largest Pashtun Communities move to United States among Other Ethnic people of Afghanistan, Many Pashtuns Living in America are from Afghanistan and ...
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The Pashtun tribes (Pashto: پښتانه قبايل), are tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who speak the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali, the social code of conduct for Pashtuns.