I'm not a fan of Hamid Karzai, but links to this article started making the rounds on social media, and I have to say, as a Pashtun from Pakistan, I was very impressed:
Karzai told the refugees, “You are at your own homes and you will live here like owners."
It's a disgrace that Waziris couldn't find refuge in Balochistan or Sindh, because ethnic nationalists from both provinces wouldn't allow it. (Needless to say, Punjab was off limits too.) Things like this demonstrate the strong social and cultural bonds we Pashtuns share, even though we've lived divided from each other for so long.
Karzai told the refugees, “You are at your own homes and you will live here like owners."
It's a disgrace that Waziris couldn't find refuge in Balochistan or Sindh, because ethnic nationalists from both provinces wouldn't allow it. (Needless to say, Punjab was off limits too.) Things like this demonstrate the strong social and cultural bonds we Pashtuns share, even though we've lived divided from each other for so long.


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