linguists Darmesteter and Henderson‚ Pashto has "descended form Avestan".[10][11][12] The word "Pashto" derives by regular phonological processes from Parsawā- "Persian".[46] Nonetheless‚ the Pashtuns are sometimes compared with the Pakhta tribes mentioned in the Rigveda (1700–1100 BC)‚ apparently the same as a people called Pactyans‚ described by the Greek historian Herodotus as living in the Achaemenid’s Arachosia Satrapy as early as the 1st millennium BC.[47] However‚ this comparison appears to be due
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South-Central Asia and iis the home of over 32 million people . Within the Afghan population‚ there are over 13 recognized ethnicities. Among those ethnicities are Pashtuns and Hazaras. Currently‚ Pashtuns make up 42% (13‚440‚000) of the total population and Hazaras make up about 8% (2‚560‚000) of it (cia.gov‚ “Afghanistan”). Though both of these peoples hail from the same country and grew up on the same land‚ they are very different. Pashtuns‚ due to their mix of African and European ancestry‚ generally
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issue is relatively a more regional conflict with its nucleus being the Indian subcontinent‚ and can be resolved if flexibility is shown by the conflicting parties. History Kashmir was initially ruled by Muslims‚ and was an integral part of the Pashtun Durrani Empire‚ which was primarily a dynasty of Afghan origin. The foundation of the Durrani Empire was laid by an Afghan commander‚ Ahmed Shah Durrani. When the East India Company started to lay its political foundations in the Indian subcontinent
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Kent Luong The Social Differences of the Afghanistan People In Afghanistan‚ there are many ethnic groups among whom segregation exists. Imagine being a part of one that’s really looked down upon. The life of that person would be so cruel that nobody would be able to even imagine the misery and the pain that they have to endure. Afghanistan is a country with immense diversity due to the different ethnic groups that it has had for a very long time. Despite living in the same country for hundreds
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even laughing was forbidden. And absolutely no school. Eventually‚ in 2003‚ everything became alright for women again. In Afghanistan‚ the people are separated into tribes or regions and sometimes these groups interact in negative ways. The main two tribes in A Thousand Splendid Suns are the Pashtuns and Tajiks. The “Tajiks have always felt slighted. Pashtun kings have ruled this country for almost two hundred and
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our house was a grassy lot scattered with mysterious ruins‚ statues of lions‚ broken columns of an old stupa… where in the summer‚ we played parpartuni‚ a game of hide and seek” (Yousafzai‚ 15) which shows just how normal her life wise and how all Pashtuns were living in a form bliss. Conversely later on in the book on a not so happy note she illustrates “I don’t remember the other man jumping onto the other man jumping onto the tailboard and leaning into the back‚ where we were all sitting...and I
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main character‚ relates the story. Since the moment when Saima´s father stated that his daughter would be stronger than a thousand Pashtun boys‚ and different than any other Pashtun girl‚ Saima´s firm ideas became even stronger. The story starts in a country where women are treated poorly and abused. Saima tells how she made her life different than the one a normal Pashtun woman would have. A huge opportunity was presented when Saima and her siblings and cousins moved to America to get a better education
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Dear Amir‚ Living in this Pashtun society throughout my lifetime has been horrific. I feel mentally challenged encountering obstacles day by day. It has been mental tribulation and misery throughout this time period for being segregated as a Hazara from the Pashtuns. I mean no iniquity to anybody‚ yet I am discriminated and hated in this society for my beliefs. It is not just about me‚ but it involves the people of my kind. Although we did have an uprising in the early nineteenth century‚
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of Attan are danced with the beats of the drums. However they all differ in style. The beater of the drum known as "Dum"‚ which instantaneously change the rhythm‚ is circled by the performers. Below is a list of common attan styles. * Kochai - Pashtun nomadic style done in both Afghanistan and Pakistan * Logarai - From the Afghan province of Logar * Paktiawal / Khostai - Notable Attan style originating from the provinces of Paktia and Khost‚ Afghanistan * Wardag/Wardak - Da Wardag Attan
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the pain and the strength of her people. National Geographic chose a close-up of the girl as the cover photo for the article‚ which ran in the June 1985 issue. Her sea green eyes striped with blue and yellow peered with a mixture of bitterness and courage from within a tattered burgundy scarf. The "Afghan girl" touched the souls of millions. A Mystery for Years Her name was Sharbat Gula‚ which means "sweet water flower girl" in Pashtu‚ the language of her Pashtun tribe. But McCurry‚ and the world
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