Pashtun
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
Middle East
February 12, 2019
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in…
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
Middle East
February 7, 2019
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The arrest of a group of ethnic Pashtun activists at a rally in Pakistan this week rekindled…
Pakistan BBQ masters lure meat-eaters
Food
January 3, 2019
Pakistan BBQ masters lure meat-eaters
The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang that for decades has…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Thousands of Pashtun tribal people who for decades ignored the invisible line that bisects their dusty villages and demarcates the…
Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border
World
December 23, 2013
Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border
Residents of Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during…
Pakistanis pile bodies outside governor’s house in protest
World
January 16, 2013
Pakistanis pile bodies outside governor’s house in protest
Pashtun tribesmen from northwest Pakistan dumped 15 bloody bodies in front of government offices Wednesday, protesting against what they said…