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'''Pashtunization''' is the process of the erosion of the customs, traditions and language of non-Pashtun peoples due to the political power of the Pashtuns.<ref>Lansford, Tom (2003) ''A Bitter Harvest: US foreign policy and Afghanistan'' Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, England, ISBN 0-7546-3615-1, page 16: ''"The modern history of Afghanistan has witnessed a "Pashtunization" of the state as the customs, traditions and language of the Pashtuns have combined with the groups political power to erode the distinctive underpinnings of Afghanistan's other groups.<sup><small>FN20</small></sup>"''. FN20 cites: US, Department of the Army, ''Afghanistan: A Country Study'', 5th ed. reprint (Washington, DC.: GPO, 1985) page 108.</ref> |
'''Pashtunization''' is the process of the erosion of the customs, traditions and language of non-Pashtun peoples due to the political power of the Pashtuns.<ref>Lansford, Tom (2003) ''A Bitter Harvest: US foreign policy and Afghanistan'' Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, England, ISBN 0-7546-3615-1, page 16: ''"The modern history of Afghanistan has witnessed a "Pashtunization" of the state as the customs, traditions and language of the Pashtuns have combined with the groups political power to erode the distinctive underpinnings of Afghanistan's other groups.<sup><small>FN20</small></sup>"''. FN20 cites: US, Department of the Army, ''Afghanistan: A Country Study'', 5th ed. reprint (Washington, DC.: GPO, 1985) page 108.</ref> |
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Pashtunization began with the reign of [[Abdur Rahman Khan]] and continued up to today. |
Pashtunization began with the reign of [[Abdur Rahman Khan]] (in [[19th century]]) and continued up to today<ref>O. Roy, ''Ethnic Identity and Political Expression in Northern Afghanistan'', in ''Muslims in Central Asia: Expressions of Identity and Change'', 1992, ISBN 0822311909. </ref>. |
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Revision as of 21:43, 17 February 2008
Pashtunization is the process of the erosion of the customs, traditions and language of non-Pashtun peoples due to the political power of the Pashtuns.[1]
Pashtunization began with the reign of Abdur Rahman Khan (in 19th century) and continued up to today[2].
Notes
- ^ Lansford, Tom (2003) A Bitter Harvest: US foreign policy and Afghanistan Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, England, ISBN 0-7546-3615-1, page 16: "The modern history of Afghanistan has witnessed a "Pashtunization" of the state as the customs, traditions and language of the Pashtuns have combined with the groups political power to erode the distinctive underpinnings of Afghanistan's other groups.FN20". FN20 cites: US, Department of the Army, Afghanistan: A Country Study, 5th ed. reprint (Washington, DC.: GPO, 1985) page 108.
- ^ O. Roy, Ethnic Identity and Political Expression in Northern Afghanistan, in Muslims in Central Asia: Expressions of Identity and Change, 1992, ISBN 0822311909.