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Al-Qaeda and the ruling Taliban leadership were driven into the Pashtun (Pakhtun) lands of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.
Khalil Nouri: A Viable Solution for the Afghan Problem Khalil Nouri 2011
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This is the polysemy and metonymy among the terms Afghan, Pashtun (and its primary variant Pakhtun, and permutations of vowels in both constructs), and Pathan.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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He became a household name in the Pakhtun society because of his contribution to literature and politics.
Archive 2010-02-01 Rus Bowden 2010
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Many people of Waziristan told me they are satisfied with the US drone attacks on militants in Waziristan and they want the Americans to keep it up till all the militants, local Pakhtun, the Punjabis and the foreigners, are eliminated.
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The Pakhtun who experience the full range of Talibanisation, day and and day out, know that Taliban atrocities are not going to end with a dialogue.
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The Pakhtun who experience the full range of Talibanisation, day and and day out, know that Taliban atrocities are not going to end with a dialogue.
Talking To The Taliban A Delusion? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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The Pakhtun are not ready for that and this is the reason why they are bearing the brunt of the Taliban savagery.
Talking To The Taliban A Delusion? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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The Pakhtun are not ready for that and this is the reason why they are bearing the brunt of the Taliban savagery.
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Hatred against the Taliban in the Pakhtun areas is at an all-time high and so is disappointment, even resentment, about the Pakistani army for its failure to stop the Taliban.
Talking To The Taliban A Delusion? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Many people of Waziristan told me they are satisfied with the US drone attacks on militants in Waziristan and they want the Americans to keep it up till all the militants, local Pakhtun, the Punjabis and the foreigners, are eliminated.
Talking To The Taliban A Delusion? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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