The word “Afghan” comes from “Pashtun,” and “stan” means “land.” Therefore, Afghanistan is often referred to as the “Land of the Pashtuns.” In 1747, Ahmad Shah Durrani unified ...

PESHAWAR: A full-house Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly committee on Tuesday decided to constitute a sub-committee for the implementation of a 27-point charter of demands presented by the Pashtun Qaumi ...

And, Kabul claims Pakistan’s Pashtun territories near the border. The problem with international boundaries in conflict zones is that they are not red lines inscribed on stone. After all ...

Yet, in Afghanistan, the Durand Line has become an emotive issue because it divides Pashtuns on the two sides of the border. The Taliban government in the 1990s did not endorse the Durand Line ...

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The Federal Government has imposed a ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), citing threats to peace and security of the country. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the ...

The Afghan defence ministry, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), confirmed that Pakistani forces had carried out the airstrikes. However, the Afghan Taliban claimed that the attack also caused ...