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The Pashtuns are an Iranic ethnic group living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are typically characterized by the usage of the Eastern Iranian Pashto language and practice of Pashtunwali, which is a traditional set of ethics guiding individual and communal conduct. Their origins are unclear.
The Pushtun heartland extends along the eastern and southern Afghanistan border, from Nuristan in the north down to the southern provinces around Qandahar. Almost every province of Afghanistan has Pashutns living in it.
Pushtuns can be identified by three major traits: their language (Pashto); their lineage (they consider themselves descended from one founding ancestor); and their code of honor, called pushtunwali. It is a legal and moral code covering issues of honor (namuz), solidarity (nang), hospitality (melmastai), and shame and revenge (badal). "For a Pushtun, the defense of namuz, even unto death, is required,"
"I am a Pushtun first, a Muslim second, and an Afghan third, but Afghanistan is and will always be land of Pashutns." a quote which is used by almost all Pashtuns.
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Are pashtuns Arabs?
No. Pashtuns are a Central Asian people and share much more in common with Persians, Kurds, and Qashqai then with Arabs.
When the first set of frontier crime regulation was introduced?
The Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) comprises a set of laws enforced by the British Raj in the Pashtun-inhabited tribal areas at the Northwest British India. They were specially devised to counter the fierce opposition of the Pashtuns to British rule, and their main objective was to protect the interests of the British Empire. The FCR dates back to the occupation of the six Pashtun-inhabited frontier districts by the British in 1848. The regulation was re-enacted in 1873 and again in 1876, with minor modifications. With the passage of time, the regulation was found to be inadequate and new acts and offences were added to it to extend its scope. This was done through promulgation of the Frontier Crimes Regulation 1901. The FCR advocates collective punishment, and many human rights activists argue it is against the most basic Human rights abuse.
What are the most commonly eaten foods in Pakistan?
Pakistani cuisine has Afghan-Turkic-Iranian roots, a legacy of Muslim rule in South Asia, which got 'Indianized' due to the greater usage of spices; this is specially true for Pakistani Punjabis, Sindhis and Muhajirs (also Muslims in India); whereas Pakistani Pashtuns and Baluchese have retained their cuisine similar to our western neighbors. So in a wider sense Pakistani cuisine is a blend of our western (Afghan-Iranian) and eastern (Indian) neighbors, depending on the region and people, of which many have evolved into their own unique distinct characteristics. Meat is a major part of Pakistani diet, whereas vegetables and beans are as important. Wheat is also the main staple of Pakistani diet, whereas rice is also popular. The content of spices can range from very spicy/hot to mild, although spicy/hot seems more popular. In recent times some of the Chinese and American cuisine have also been adopted by a few segments of Pakistani urbanites as well.Chutney, Tandoori, Rice, Tea, Shakes, Smoothies, Lemonade.Pepsi Ka Metha is a popular dessertPepsi 1 pint- Caramel 1 packet- Tea Biscuits 1 packet- coffee 1 teaspoon- Whipping cream 2 packet- Pista 100gm- kiri cheese 4 pieces- nestle cream 2 tins-make a syrup of coffee by adding water-dip the biscuits in the syrup-make two layers of biscuits in a dish-cook the caramel in pepsi-let the caramel cool for 15 minutes-pour the caramel on the bisuits layers-mix the nestle cream,whipping cream andkirri and ground pistacho and whiskthoroughly-pour this mix on the set caramel-served chilled.
What race is south Asians?
To understand the raciality of South Asians, one must be aware of the caste & social stratification in the South Asia region, especially India. Race in South Asia varies from one individual to another depending on their respective castes. For the most part, "race in India" is related to caste, and has little to do with one's linguistic affiliation. The three major linguistic families in India are Indo-Aryan, Dravidian & Sino-Tibetan. And the major racial catgories include Caucasoid, Australoid, Negroid & Mongoloid. However, these race oriented terminologies are only used by anthropologists & genealogists, and not by the government since there are many multiracial castes. Race mixing has been happening in India since the vedic times. Race, ethnicity & lingo are contiguous & consistently related to one another in the case of Europeans, and other Caucasians living in the new world. However it is not the case in the other parts of the world, and among other communities. For example, one can't classify black african-americans to be Caucasian just because they speak the Indo-European "English language" today. INDIA: In Northern India, all members of the three upper/forward castes, namely brahmins (priestly class), kshatriyas (warrior/aristocratic class) & Vaishyas (traders) are mostly Caucasoid/Caucasian with very little Australoid inbreeding. Among them, brahmins are likely to be the most Caucasoid followed by the warrior class and so on. Some of these members, especially brahmins, are likely to be almost entirely Caucasoid. Members of the other/sub-ordinate castes belonging to the "backward, most backward, scheduled & tribal castes" are likely to be more Australoid than Caucasoid. While North India is linguistically Indo-Aryan, "race" varies based on caste. Similarly, though members of the southern part of the country are speakers of dravidian languages, raciality varies from one group to another depending on their castes. In Southern India, members of almost all castes (other than brahmins) are mostly Australoid. The brahmins in Southern India are Caucasoid/Caucasian like the North Indian priestly community, and are of the Vedic Aryan heritage, who are believed to have settled in South over a period of time. Brahmins of south India, namely Iyengars, Iyers, Madvas, Niyogi, etc are ancestral North Indians who emigrated to south fearing for their lives during the first Mughal/Islamic invasion. Other south indians belonging to the various other castes are for the most part Australoid. Hence individuals of both racial types and multiracials could be found among both regions & linguistic families. For example, the Turkish people of Turkey are ethno-linguistically "Altaic" just like their central asian counterparts in Turkmenistan, Kazhakstan & the others. However, the people of Turkey are originally Anatolians who are racially related to the Greeks. The people of Turkey are not really Turks but are rather classified as "Turkized people" who have adopted the cultural, religious & linguistic identities of the Central Asians Turks, but are racially Caucasian. Similarly the Ethiopans & Somalians are Afro-Asiatic speaking people like the middle-easterners, however they're racially not alike. Both of them are rather black who are related to the other Eastern, Central & southern africans. Additionally, social adaptation to climatic conditions in India have caused considerable changes in the physical traits, so that a Caucasoid may sometimes look different from the mainstream Caucasoids of Europe due to climatic exposure, and not necessarily out of race mixing. Negroid types in India are mostly found among the Andamanese tribes of the "Andaman & Nicobar Islands", while North-East Indians (escpecially the Sino-Tibetan speakers) are Mongoloid who are related to the East-Asians(Chinese, Tibetans, etc). PAKISTAN: The PAKISTANI gene pool is for the most part derived from Caucasoid-Indian & Australoid-Indian along with sizable components of Caucasoid-Iranian, Arab & Turko-Mongol genes. In PAKISTAN, the Pashtuns/Pathans who are ethnic Afghans are more Caucasoid than the other populations. The caste system is similar to that of India's, and hence the raciality of most of their population could be determined in the same way as is done in India's case. BANGLADESH: Bangladeshis are ethnic Bengalis like their Indian counterparts, however not racially. Most Banglas and/or Bengalis who converted to islam were of the lower caste stratification who eventually formed the sovereign country of Bangladesh. Hence most Bengalis of Bangladesh are mostly Australoid like the lower caste Indian Bengals, while the upper caste Bengals of West Bengal, India are mostly Caucasoid. SRI LANKA: The two major linguistic groups are sinhalese & tamil. The sinhalese people are descendants of lower caste Indians from West Bengal & Orissa, most of whom converted to Buddhism and settled in the island. Hence the sinhalese are mostly Australoid, although they speak the Indo-Aryan language of sinhala. The tamils emigrated in two batches, the first batch of immigration purportedly dating 1000 years back while the second was during the British Raj, about 150 years ago. Since these people were mostly from the lowermost castes, Sri Lankan tamils are almost entirely Australoid, racially. Additionally, according to genetic studies, Lankan tamils are closely related to Sinhalese Lankans, and are genetically far from Indian tamilians of any caste. The other prominent communities in the island are the Burghers, Moors & veddah. Burghers are anglo-lankans, while Moors are Arabs who arrived at the island as traders and eventually got settled there. The Veddahs are seen as an indigenous tribe who are racially related to both Negroids & Australoids.
What is the main language of the pashtuns?
The Pashtuns speak Pashto.
The most important ethnic group in Afghanistan is the?
Pashtuns (Pathans)
What type of muslims are Pashtuns?
Most Pashtuns are Sunnis and rather religious.
How long has Afghanistan been?
sence the Pashtuns are born because Afghanistan is Pashtuns land . And when the Afghanistan was created in 1747
Are pashtuns Arabs?
No. Pashtuns are a Central Asian people and share much more in common with Persians, Kurds, and Qashqai then with Arabs.
Who are the dominant people in Afghanistan?
The Pashtuns.
Which part of the country do Pashtuns occupy?
Labasa
Which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan after Pashtuns?
Tajiks.
Who is the original israelite?
i have heared pashtuns are bani israel
The most important ethnic group in Afghanistan?
The Pashtuns.
Tajiks Pashtuns and Hazaras are ethnic groups in what country?
Afghanistan
What religion do Pashtuns practice?
Usually Islam, they have some Christians.
