There is a cruel irony in the story of Pakistan’s Pashtun belt. For nearly half a century, it has carried the weight of wars it did not start, absorbed populations it did not create and endured ...

A journey through Pakistan explores Pashtun traditions hospitality and the experiences of families affected by conflict and Taliban rule ...

Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- The meaning of "Badal" has long been a subject of discussion, debate and, perhaps, misunderstanding in the history and cultural representation of Pashtun society. Frequently ...

Pakistan’s government has proscribed the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (Pashtun Defence Movement)—a Pashtun nationalist organization that has led mass protests against military repression—under the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The idea of secularism in Afghanistan dates back to the 20 century.

As the ancient kings of Afghanistan, the Pashtun today constitute nearly the full ranks of the Taliban while also holding a majority in the Afghan government. The war in Afghanistan is no simple ...

Since 2001, Taliban militants operating in the Pashtun-dominated tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province have destroyed as many as 800 music shops, according ...

The “mujahideen” reached Peshawar in the early 19th century, bringing with them a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and the readiness of zealots to use violence – then against the Sikhs. Their ...

A tiny Shi’ite minority survived years of siege and relentless militant attacks by taking up guns to defend their picturesque homeland in northwest Pakistan. But Islamabad now wants the Shi’ite clans ...

If he is to succeed, Afghanistan’s president will need to come to grips with the country’s ethnic tensions. With his impressive background, which includes a stint as a senior official at the World ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Haniya Aslam was sitting in her family home in the turbulent, deeply ...

Thousands of Pashtun protesters in northwestern Pakistan have called on the authorities to swiftly arrest the murderers of a university student. The February 20 rally in Bajaur, one of the seven ...