At a time when the Bush administration hopes to undermine the ruling Taliban's support among Pashtuns, who dominate the ranks of the radical Islamic militia, Pashtun leaders here are questioning ...

Secular Pashtuns see themselves as close to Ghani-led centralists, but the reality is that the presence of the Taliban and the position of Pashtun secularists in power will change dramatically.

A years-long Taliban campaign to eliminate Pashtun leaders and radicalize the youth they traditionally controlled has brought chaos to communities already ravaged by war, migration, and ...

The Taliban, which is overwhelmingly Pashtun, is apparently counting on its ability to persuade or intimidate Pashtuns to stay away from the polls, which could doom or weaken Karzai.

The Pashtun–a group of tribes that accounts for about 40% of the country’s 26 million people–are almost sure to rally behind the Taliban, since America is now seen as backing the Pashtun’s ...

He raises the critical issue of ethnic Pashtun support for the Taliban. Pashtuns make up about half of Afghanistan's population and dominate the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and the ...

Pashtuns 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.

“The Taliban’s order was final and no one dared to oppose that,” said Muhammad, a 36-year-old shopkeeper who, like many Pashtuns, uses only one name. “You would have been kidnapped or ...

A Pashtun clan in Pakistan wants Islamabad to honor its words by cracking down on Taliban factions in Jani Khel. Yet a two-week sit-in protest demands Islamabad avoid an all-out military offensive ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a recent debate leading up to the presidential elections here, the first question was not about terrorism or violence or even opium. It was about how candidates viewed a ...