Theories of Pashtun origin
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Theories of Pashtun origin
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The Pashtun people are classified as an Iranian ethnic group. They are indigenous to southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. 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. Modern scholars have suggested that a common and singular origin is highly unlikely due to the Pashtuns' historical existence as a tribal confederation, and there is, in fact, no evidence attesting such an
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Ethnogenesis of the Pashtun people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_of_Pashtun_origin
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2005-03-20T18:59:03Z
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2024-08-30T03:36:40Z
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