Pashtun heartland =====
The largest and traditionally most politically powerful ethnic group, the Pashtun (or Pakhtun i... age & Culture =====
The Pashtun speak several mutually intelligible dialects of Pashtu; some also speak... e Indo-European language family. Pashtun are generally Hanafi Sunni Muslims, but some are Ithna Asharia... The defence of namuz, even unto death, is practically obligatory for every Pashtun.
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required to grow beards and women had to wear the all-covering burka. The Taliban showed a similar disd... nfighting after the Soviets were driven out, generally welcomed the Taliban when they first appeared on
