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Bookmark or Share- Who are the Pashtun People? - WorldAtlasPashto is an Indo-Iranian language that is used by over 60 million people in the world. Pashto is similar to various extinct languages like the Bactrian and Avestan. Religion. Most Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims, who follow the Hanafi school-of-thought. There are various Shia Pashtun tribes in the eastern parts of Paktia province (Afghanistan).
- Pashtun | Encyclopedia.comPashtun (Afghan) constitute one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan and the term Afghan until recently referred exclusively to the Pashtun peoples before it came to denote all citizens of Afghanistan. Pashtun are traditionally pastoral nomads with a strong tribal organization.
- Pashtuns - WikipediaPashtuns ( / ˈpʌʃˌtʊn /, / ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn /, / ˈpæʃˌtuːn /; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; [16] Pashto pronunciation: [pəxˈtɑːna] ), also known as Pakhtuns, [17] or Pathans, [a] are a nomadic, [21] [22] [23] pastoral, [24] [25] Eastern Iranic ethnic group [17] primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan.
- Who Are the Pashtun People of Afghanistan and Pakistan?Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on August 11, 2019. With a population of at least 50 million, the Pashtun people are Afghanistan's largest ethnic group , and are also the second-largest ethnicity in Pakistan. They are also known as "Pathans."
- Pashtun | Definition, People, Culture, & Religion | BritannicaPashtun, member of an 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. The Pashtun are united by a common language, Pashto, and constitute the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan.
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