Research on Afghanistan and Pashtun matters (Updated with more links)

[Darweshkhel]

Darweshkhel, How many percent are Pashtun in Afghanistan and how many percent speaks Pashto?

I did not count all Pashtuns in Afghanistan, so I dont know^^
Pashtun population = 15-17 million (in AFG) and 30-35 million (in Pak)
Pashto speakers = 10-12% (in Pak) and at least 35-40% (in AFG)



maybe... =)

That question is difficult to answer because a census that would meet western standards has not been carried out yet. There has always been problems to collect adequate data about population and demographics.

These are:

- there are people who claim to be Pashtun or to have Pashtun forefathers but they do not speak Pashto
- there are people whose mother tongue is Pashto but they claim to be of non-Pashtun origin
- some areas are difficult to access or inaccessible
- many regions are too dangerous
- tribes refuse to participate in census to prevent their young men and boys to be drafted for military
- number of children is kept in private
- a great number of nomads
- a great number of internally displaced people and migration waves
- intermarriage is very common in many areas
and so on

Recent data on population is just approximate estimate not reliable information. I will supply you with enough information very soon. 2 maps at first

[Admin Khan]

Darweshkhel,
Don't you think we are over 50percent in Afghanistan comfortably?

[karachipashtun]

Darwehkhel thanks for sharing

[Dukhtar-e-Kabul]

Are there any research papers written on Kabul?

[Darweshkhel]

lol, sure you can =)

[Darweshkhel]

Darweshkhel,
Don't you think we are over 50percent in Afghanistan comfortably?

I don't think that we are over 50 percent. We are a majority in Afghanistan, no question about that. But I doubt that we are an absolute majority. Would be nice though=)
40-45 % sounds more realistic. Everything above 60% is biased in opposition to anti-Pashtun 'census' where we drop to 30% or something =). Be careful there cause there many of them on the net.

I say we are 45% max. But I can only guess. Even census organizations have difficulties to collect the data. How do you want to count kuchis, for example? There are millions plus semi-nomadic tribes.
There are thousands of people who are internally displaced due to local fighting. Some areas are not accessible. There is also extreme danger of roadside bombs and taliban attacks. Hunderds and thousands of people cross the border every single day. How about Pashtuns in Karachi, Quetta and Lahore, or about those in India, Arabistan, Iran, Europe and rest of the world. Millions of Pashtuns have left AFG decades ago, they make a large diaspora population in many countries now. Besides all that even if you are able to make a census that meets western standards - I doubt that you could define all Afghan ethnics properly or categorize all minorities.
I will make a thread on demographics very soon be patient pls.

Regards
Darweshkhel

[Darweshkhel]

I'd say it doesnt really make any difference whether 40, 50 or 60 per cent. We are a one of the largest nations in central asia with 50-60 million we dont die we multiply=) just keep in mind WE CAN'T BE STOPPED^^!

[Admin Khan]

I don't think that we are over 50 percent. We are a majority in Afghanistan, no question about that. But I doubt that we are an absolute majority. Would be nice though=)
40-45 % sounds more realistic. Everything above 60% is biased in opposition to anti-Pashtun 'census' where we drop to 30% or something =). Be careful there cause there many of them on the net.

I say we are 45% max. But I can only guess. Even census organizations have difficulties to collect the data. How do you want to count kuchis, for example? There are millions plus semi-nomadic tribes.
There are thousands of people who are internally displaced due to local fighting. Some areas are not accessible. There is also extreme danger of roadside bombs and taliban attacks. Hunderds and thousands of people cross the border every single day. How about Pashtuns in Karachi, Quetta and Lahore, or about those in India, Arabistan, Iran, Europe and rest of the world. Millions of Pashtuns have left AFG decades ago, they make a large diaspora population in many countries now. Besides all that even if you are able to make a census that meets western standards - I doubt that you could define all Afghan ethnics properly or categorize all minorities.
I will make a thread on demographics very soon be patient pls.

Regards
Darweshkhel

According to larawbar, we are nearly 60-70 million. They consider themselves to be an authoritative source, Do you think those numbers sound skewed?

[Darweshkhel]

Research on Afghanistan: Education

34. Knowledge on Fire: Attacks on Education in Afghanistan: Risks
and Measures for Successful Mitigation by Glad, Marit
http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/...fghanistan.pdf

35. Is Government-Provided Basic Education Fulfilling Afghan Children's
Rights? by The Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium 2007
http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/...nEducation.pdf

36. Lessons in terror: attacks on education in Afghanistan’,
Human Rights Watch Report, Vol. 18, No. 6(C) July 2006
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/afgh...fullwcover.pdf

37. Looking Beyond the School Walls: Household Decision-Making
and School Enrolment in Afghanistan by Hunte, Pamela
http://www.areu.org.af/index.php?opt...ownload&gid=29

38. Household Decision-Making and School Enrolment in
Afghanistan: Case Study #4: District 2, Kandahar City by Hunte, Pamela
http://www.areu.org.af/index.php?opt...ownload&gid=27

[Admin Khan]

^I will add it to the front page. You are doing a brilliant job Darweshkhela.

[Darweshkhel]

Research on Afghanistan: Conflicts, War, Ethnicity, Jihad, Taliban

39. Conflict analysis: Jaghori and Malistan districts, Ghazni
province by Bergh, Gina
http://www.cpau.org.af/Research/Docs...r 09 Final.pdf

40. ‘The Evolving Role of Uzbek-led Fighters in
Afghanistan and Pakistan by Binnie, Jeremy and Joanna Wright
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTC...l-Vol2Iss8.pdf

41. Out of Bounds: Transnational Sanctuary in Irregular
Warfare by Bruscino, Thomas A. Jr.
http://cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/bruscino.pdf

42. The Battle for Pakistan: Mohmand by By Raza Khan
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...cs/mohmand.pdf

Mohmand Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...mohmandmap.pdf

43. The Battle for Pakistan: FATA and NWFP by Brian Fishman
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...cs/fishman.pdf

FATA and NWFP Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...cs/FATAmap.pdf

44. The Battle for Pakistan: South Waziristan by Mansur Khan Mahsud
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...waziristan.pdf

South Waziristan Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...iristanmap.pdf

45. The Battle for Pakistan: Kurram by Mansur Khan Mahsud
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...ocs/kurram.pdf

Kurram Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n.../kurrammap.pdf

46. The Battle for Pakistan: Swat Valley by Daud Khan Khattak
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...ydocs/swat.pdf

Swat Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...cs/swatmap.pdf

47. The Battle for Pakistan: Khyber by Raheel Khan
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...s/khyber_1.pdf

Khyber Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n.../khybermap.pdf

48. The Battle for Pakistan: North Waziristan by Anand Gopal, Mansur Khan Mahsud, and Brian Fishman
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...waziristan.pdf

North Waziristan Map
http://counterterrorism.newamerica.n...iristanmap.pdf

[Darweshkhel]

like Kandahar city map? just google them here are plenty of maps on the net.

[Darweshkhel]

Kandahar city map here:

[IMG]http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/fo0527_kandahar-eps.jpg[/IMG]

[Darweshkhel]

I kinda sorted all links on the first page please tell me if I forgot something more is coming soon =)


Darweshkhel

[Darweshkhel]

Anytime my brother. Nice to see yall hungry for knowledge my nation has been kept in darkness for a very long time now.
I thank you all for all the props given but what I'm doing here is really not worth mentioning.

I call it پښتو ته خدمت

Regards
Darweshkhel