The Taliban is largely made up of an ethnic group called the Pashtuns. They are the dominant ethnic group in Afghanistan, and also have a significant presence in northwest Pakistan. NPR's John Burnett ...

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These facts all reflect the severe crisis of Pashtun nationalism in the region. Finding no common ethnic ground, Shia and Sunni Pashtuns remain open to exploitation by various local and foreign actors ...

In its statement, PTM asserted, "Pakistan cannot claim adherence to international norms while its army continues to silence Pashtun human rights defenders," calling for the "immediate release of all ...

PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Thousands of men dance to the beat of drums as a Pashtun community in northwestern Pakistan celebrates the arrival of the new year and spring. They say that Norouz, the ...

Pakistan's decision to ban a prominent civil rights organization will further alienate the country's large Pashtun ethnic minority, experts say. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a grassroots ...

ISLAMABAD — At first, the killing last month of Naqeebullah Mehsud — an aspiring model shot by police in Karachi who claimed afterward that he was a Taliban militant — seemed merely the latest in a ...

LSA junior Khadijah Siddiqui draws henna on LSA sophomore Tesneem Aboudane’s hand at the Afghani Refugee Awareness Dinner Thursday evening. Julianne Yoon/Daily. Buy this photo. Business sophomore ...

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activist Fazal ur Rehman Afridi has vehemently criticised the recent drone strike conducted by the Pakistan Army in Hurmuz, North Waziristan, which resulted in the ...

As India and Pakistan exchange fire across a tense border, one comment from a Pashtun man in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has cut through the fog of war: “Pakistan is not our country… If this war leads to its ...

A new rights movement is led by an activist from South Waziristan, a front line in the war on terrorism. Manzoor Pashteen has attracted thousands... Caught Between The Military And Militants, Pakistan ...

When he visits rural villages, fans shower him with rose petals. A YouTube user calls him a "rock star activist." It's an unlikely epithet for a 26-year-old from a remote, conservative Pakistani ...