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interesting article specially on the confusion in the names of Pashtuns and Pashto. I think we should avoid the spellings like Pashtoo, Pashtu, Pushtoo, Pushtu, Poshto etc but only use Pashto which is now a days very common spelling in international literature and the same for Pashtun and not other variants for uniformity. Pakhto or Pakhtun can be other alternative but for local use not international use.
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Well said. Pashto, and Pashtun it is.Originally posted by osho View Postinteresting article specially on the confusion in the names of Pashtuns and Pashto. I think we should avoid the spellings like Pashtoo, Pashtu, Pushtoo, Pushtu, Poshto etc but only use Pashto which is now a days very common spelling in international literature and the same for Pashtun and not other variants for uniformity. Pakhto or Pakhtun can be other alternative but for local use not international use.Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.
A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai
For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."
The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!
-Ferishta, 1560–1620
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