Pashtuns
Largest Afghan group
Pashtuns are an ethnic group native to Afghanistan and Pakistan, numbering around 50 million people.
They speak Pashto and are traditionally organized into tribes following a code of honor called Pashtunwali.
Pashtuns have dominated Afghan politics historically, and the Taliban drew heavily from Pashtun regions.
Also called Pathans or Pakhtuns.
Afghanistan's capital city
- KandaharAfghan provincial capital
- HelmandAfghan province, river namesake
- Hindu KushAsian mountain range
- DariAfghanistan's Persian language
Taliban · mujahideen · Bagram
Pakistani frontier city
- Khyber PakhtunkhwaNorthwestern province of Pakistan
- Khyber PassMountain corridor between nations
- Imran Khan
- Malala Yousafzai
High regard, moral dignity
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- asylumShelter from persecution
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- braveryBoldness before danger
loyalty · justice · code · council · mediation · reconciliation · elders
Islam's largest branch adherent
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- madrasaMuslim religious school
- mullahIslamic religious leader
- SufiMuslim spiritual seeker
shrine · Quran · prayer · Eid · Ramadan · hajj · zakat · purdah
Turkic sovereign title
- malikArabic term for ruler
- patriarchMale head of family
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
kinship · endogamy · patrilineal · extended family · compound · village · land · inheritance
Kabul
Afghanistan's capital city
- KandaharAfghan provincial capital
- HelmandAfghan province, river namesake
- Hindu KushAsian mountain range
Dari · Taliban · mujahideen · Bagram
Peshawar
Pakistani frontier city
- Khyber PakhtunkhwaNorthwestern province of Pakistan
- Khyber PassMountain corridor between nations
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- asylumShelter from persecution
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
bravery · loyalty · justice · code · council · mediation · reconciliation · elders
Sunni
Islam's largest branch adherent
Sufi · shrine · Quran · prayer · Eid · Ramadan · hajj · zakat · purdah
khan
Turkic sovereign title
lineage · kinship · endogamy · patrilineal · extended family · compound · village · land · inheritance · feuds
harmonium
Foot-pumped keyboard instrument
- tablaIndian paired hand drums
- lungiWraparound lower garment
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric