Re: Maps Of Afghanistan/Pashtun Region
Well its interesting to read all the above views, really there are a hybrid of issues at play... first of all let me say I truly salute an Pakistani Pashtun who can be proud of both ethnicity and country. I think we need to work to improve the state of ethnic\secular relations in Pakistan. We should also remember that positive and constructive criticism of the state is not at all a bad thing. In fact its critical for improvement.
A question for Pakistani Pashtuns (not the Afghan Nationalist variety) - Do you view the general non-Pashtun Pakistani distate for Afghans as a personal insult? I sense that may be the case.
If so, go view some afghan message boards and see what they have to say for desi muslims. I'm sure with a quick glance you can see the immense gulf in civility between what you read here and the disgusting vitriol on most of those sites. In fact the kind of stuff I've read on their message boards are a clear indication of why Afghanistan is such a completely failed society in every aspect of life - from economics to communal cohabitation ->a complete disaster.