Re: Another attempt at NWFP name change..
Here is another Article on Afghan history… Pay particular attention to the following..
"Afghanistan is a colourful carpet of different nations and national minorities. The Pashtuns are the largest minority, with about 40% of the population; most of them live in the southern and western regions. The Tajiks are one of the larger minorities, and other smaller national minorities include the Uzbeks, Hazaras, Turkmen, Baluchis, Nuristanis and some smaller groupings. Most ethnic groups have cultural and language ties outside the country. The most widely spoken language is Dari (or Tajik – different names for the same language that is also spoken in Iran, where it is called Farsi).
The Pashtuns have historically been the dominant nation. The formation of the centralised state under overall British rule saw a strong rise in chauvinism. This has been a constant source of contradiction with non-Pashtuns, who constitute the majority of the population. Not only was much of the arable and pastureland that belonged to non-Pashtun tribes and clans given to Pashtuns, but many men and women of Hazara origin were also taken into slavery. (Slavery had been formally abolished after independence.) The “Afghanising” of the country (locally Pashtuns are referred to as Afghans) was symbolised in the changing of the country’s name to Afghanistan and local geographical names to Pashtun names. In most of the country’s recent history, Pashtuns have held a virtual monopoly on the higher ranks of the state, including the army.2
At the same time, far from being united, the Pashtun ruling classes are divided along clan lines. The contradictions between these clans have continued to be a source of conflict among different Islamic Pashtun parties during and after Soviet occupation."
http://www.awtw.org/back_issues/1998-24/darknessAfghan24eng.htm