Afghanistan could easily become part of Middle East

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

With respect I differ with idea that Afghanistan is similar to Pakistan or even Kashmir, and definitely not middle eastern.

Let's clarify the phrase middle eastern - because Middle East was a geopolitical divisions given bythe British, however now this term has other meanings depending upon the connotation. It may cultural, religious, economic or political. It can be misleading.

Afghanistan has a layers of differing boundaries of culture, language, customs, with sub-sets.

Similar culture doesn't mean identical culture.

You have lived in Both Afghanistan,Pakistan and middle east and you might know better than all of us.

Be it the clothing,food and other cultural practices,you would find Pakistan closest than all the other neighbors.

These western born pashtuns with zero knowledge about the ground realities and no clue of pashto,They are born to disco pashtuns.

kasam dai che de pakhto pa tak na poyezhi oo dasey lecture roki laka che mand ye pa pashtano k watalai v.

[torkham]

Bilkul. That's true. There are some aspects similar, shalwar kamiz / partog kamiz / tanbi kurta / peran tomban - but difference is in detail. Others like some customs overlap but not encompassing enough to assign 'middle east'.