10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASHTUN»
Discover the use of
Pashtun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pashtun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier
A rare collection of tales from the remote, historically and politically significant Pakistan-Afghan border.
Aisha Ahmad, Roger Boase, 2008
2
A history of
Pashtun migration, 1775-2006
This work illuminates the history of Pashtuns and Pakistan and offers insight into how Asian regional populations have been integrated into, and often subordinated by, the dynamics of contemporary globalization.
3
The Foreign Policy of Pakistan: Ethnic Impacts on Diplomacy ...
From a Peshawar-centric view of the world, a Pashtun intellectual would observe
a fratricidal war in Afghanistan, which has been going on for more than a decade;
a fellow Pashtun, Ishaq Khan, being president of Pakistan from August 1988 to ...
4
After the Guns Fall Silent: The Enduring Legacy of Landmines
At first glance, it appeared that families with a Pashtun head were slightly less
likely to have experienced a mine incident than were families that had non-
Pashtun heads (RR=0.84), but further examination showed that the relationship
was due ...
Shawn Roberts, Jody Williams, 1995
5
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and ...
Most of these tribes speak Pashto, an eastern Iranian language, though some
Pashtuns (both individuals and entire qawms) speak Persian, and some Pashto-
speakers are not of Pashtun tribal descent. The Pashtuns' social construction of ...
6
Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia
Planning minister Mohammad Mohaqik (Hazara) Communications minister
Masoom Stanakzai (Pashtun) Borders minister Araf Noorzai (Pashtun but from a
Tajik-dominated party) Refugees minister Enayatullah Nazeri (Tajik) Mines
minister ...
7
Music of Afghanistan: Professional Musicians in the City of ...
Within the predominantly Pashtun territories of south-east Afghanistan there was
considerable regional variation in musical style, and there were important
differences between rural and urban music. The situation was further complicated
by ...
8
Muslim Women in War and Crisis: Representation and Reality
Variations of this honor-based code are also practiced by once-nomadic
societies, such as Bedouins, Nuers, and the neighboring Balutch. The systematic
control of women is the most salient feature of the Pashtun version and has
allowed ...
appeal for international help to stop abuses against Pashtun communities there.
Haji Abdul Hameed, a Pashtun elder from Badghis province, told a journalist: “
They took our people to prison. They killed our people. They looted our homes
and ...
10
A Brief History of Afghanistan
Nevertheless, the CIA made the following estimates in 2004: Pashtun, 42 percent
; Tajik, 27 percent; Hazara, 9 percent; Uzbek, 9 percent; Aimak, 4 percent;
Turkmen, 3 percent; Baluchi, 2 percent; and “other,” 4 percent. The Pashtun have
been ...
Shaista Wahab, Barry Youngerman, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASHTUN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pashtun is used in the context of the following news items.
US Legacy in Afghanistan: Taliban Seeks Return to Mainstream
... the Taliban brought more violence and death as they imposed their extreme version of Islam coupled with strict ethnic Pashtun tribal codes. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
A star in the making
A passion for success and an underlying rebellious attitude are apparent in the way this Pashtun beauty speaks about her chosen line of ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
How Hamid Karzai Continues to Rule Afghanistan From Beyond the …
The head of state for eight years, Babrak Karmal, was allegedly a Tajik, itself a direct challenge to Pashtun rule in the country. By this time ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
Green Beret Major Forced to Resign After Affair With Journalist in …
... the war in Afghanistan—he had single-handedly won over three Pashtun tribes with significant influence in Afghanistan's Kunar province. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5 Things You Should Know About the CIA's 'Robotic' Drone …
This is a remote, hilly region inhabited by fierce Pashtun tribesmen (the tribe that makes up the Taliban). The Pashtuns "bleed" across the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Australia's crimes in Afghanistan
“Khan was a very popular and influential anti-Taliban ethnic Pashtun figure in a province that has been a hotbed of the Taliban insurgency. «Red Flag, Jul 15»
Pope Francis Ties Human Trafficking To Global Warming, Recruits …
... placed headphones over their ears and listened as interpreters translated remarks from Spanish to Portuguese, Pashtun to Swahili, and from ... «WGBH NEWS, Jul 15»
Pakistani Pashto film makes a mark in Kabul
Their popularity is as big as the population of Pashto speaking people, which is primarily settled and hails from the Pashtun belt of Pakistan and ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
Afghan battleground: new player
Most of Pashtun people joined the Taliban for various reasons ranging from ideology, ill-treatment, injustice, corruption, tribal affiliation, poor ... «Khaama Press, Jul 15»
Lost in Iran: Where Is Robert Levinson?
However, U.S. investigators were able to determine that the video was routed through an Internet address in Pakistan, and Pashtun wedding ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
