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Pashtun nationalism
![Pakistan Declares War on Pashtun Nationalism Pakistan Declares War on Pashtun Nationalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7d650286-0cee-4fd5-8be8-3deafbd95852_cx5_cy0_cw95_w1023_r1_s.jpg)
Pakistan Declares War on Pashtun Nationalism
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Pakistani military is trying to sound the death knell of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement.
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Understanding the Realpolitik Behind Pakistan's FATA-KP Provincial Merger
By Umair Jamal
Why did a long-proposed idea to unite FATA and KP finally come to fruition now, in 2018?
![Is the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement a Threat to the Pakistani Military's Interests? Is the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement a Threat to the Pakistani Military's Interests?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18098538661105.jpg)
Is the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement a Threat to the Pakistani Military's Interests?
By Umair Jamal
The military is taking the grievances of Pakistan's disgruntled Pashtuns seriously.
!['Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy 'Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-02_17-50-23.jpg)
'Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
Historically, Kabul has had many different motives for engaging with Pakistani Pashtuns.
![Pakistan, Islamism, and the Fear of Afghan Nationalism Pakistan, Islamism, and the Fear of Afghan Nationalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-02_17-50-23.jpg)
Pakistan, Islamism, and the Fear of Afghan Nationalism
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
Pakistan's long history of undermining Afghan and Pashtun nationalism and promoting pan-Islamism instead.
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Pakistan’s Pashtun Profiling
By Farooq Yousaf
Pakistan's government is labeling Pashtuns as terror suspects based solely on ethnicity.
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Pakistan’s Militant Dilemma
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan needs to address the underlying ideologies driving radicalization within its borders.
![Ashraf Ghani and the Pashtun Dilemma Ashraf Ghani and the Pashtun Dilemma](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-18_04-34-25.jpg)
Ashraf Ghani and the Pashtun Dilemma
By Ali Reza Sarwar
If he is to succeed, Afghanistan’s president will need to come to grips with the country’s ethnic tensions.
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Why Afghanistan Won't End Up Like Iraq
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Despite some worrying signs, Saturday’s elections in Afghanistan offer some positive glimpses of Afghanistan’s future.
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