Are Durrani pashtuns the decendents of the scythians (or sakas)?

[dagger35]

Are Durrani Pashtuns the decendents of sakas or scythians who settled in Arachosia?

[Ibrahim ShahiZai]

Arachosians were called white Indians by greeks so i doubt that. even majority of durranis live in South afghanistan and look more like persians with dark skin, eyes than scythains/ghilzais who are fair.

[jama0112]

Arachosians were called white Indians

Well, that explains how i look like something from bollywood, when i wear a fake mustache.

[dagger35]

Please dont tell me turkic ghilzais want to claim Scythian ancestry. The majority of Scythians who settled in Afghanistan settled in southern Afghanistan, 1000s of Scythian coins are dug up in southern Afghanistan every year. Plus this bit from wikipedia:Pashtuns are believed to be of Scythian descent[3] and their language is classified as East Scythian (Sarmatian language is also grouped within Scythian branch).[4]