Where Do the Pashtuns Live?

Pashtuns (also called Pathans or Pakhtuns) primarily inhabit the historical region of Pashtunistan, spanning eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

Afghanistan

• Kandahar
• Helmand
• Zabul
• Nangarhar
• Kunar
• Laghman

Pakistan

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas)
• Balochistan