Salaamona Wrono,
Bros i made this one coz that one was littered by some nasty replies by some hideous people who couldnt do anything to help their own up and just jumped in into our personal discussion. BTW i would like this to be only used by PAKHTUNS, i want thier views and what they think of these historical terms.
Pashtuns
The Pashtun (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan) are an ethnic/religious group of people living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali. The Pashtuns are the world’s largest partriarchal tribal group in existence.
The Pashtun people primarily speak Pashto, also known as Afghan.
The word Afghan was originally a synonym for Pashtun, and it is still the use of the word in many parts of Afghanistan and the world. Because of this etymology, the Pashtuns are often referred to as “ethnic Afghans”.
By extension, ethnic Uzbeks, Hazaras, Punjabies, Turkmens, Sindhies, Kalash, Nuristani, Tajiks, Cantonese, Balochi, Bwities, and others would therefore not be ethnic Afghans, though they may in fact be credible and honorable Afghan citizens of Afghanistan.
Just as Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tajikstan, Uzbekistan and other countries were named for their historical majority ethnic group, so was Afghanistan.
The total population of the group is estimated at 42,000,000
History
The Pashto culture can date back as far as Zoroastrian time’s. Pashtoons who are the predominate ethnic group in Afghanistan and “Occupied Afghanistan” also known as “Pashtoonistan” or the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Many theories of Pashtoon orgin have come to cogitate.
Anthropologist say that Pashtoons are from Aryan decent because they have caucasian feature characteristics. Pashto language has been less effected by other languages. The language of Pashto belongs to the branch of Indo-European languages.
Quran Surah
There is a Surah in the Quran with the title Bani Israel or House of Israel. This Surah takes its name from verse 4, but this name is merely a title, much like the names of many other surahs and does not mean that “Bani Isra’il” is the theme of this Surah. This Surah was revealed in the last year before Hijrah. It does not document the history of the Bani Israel. The primary theme of the Surah is salat. In addition to specifying Salaat (daily prayers), the Surah calls for patience and control in the face of the persecutions the Moslem community was facing at the time.
Culture
Throughout Pashtun history the warrior has been the most revered member of society. The term ‘Pakhto’ or ‘Pashto’ from which they derive their name is not merely the name of their language, but the name of a honour code and religion. The main tenets of ‘Pakhto’ or formally known as Pashtunwali are:
Hospitality and asylum to all guests seeking help.
Justice: Ancient Israelite Moses’ Law, Tooth for a Tooth.
Defense of ‘Zan, Zar and Zameen’ i.e Women/Family, Treasury and Property.
Personal Independence. Pashtuns are fiercely independent and there is a lot of internal competition.
Most decisions in tribal life are made by a ‘Jirga’ or ‘Senate’ of elected elders and wise men.
Although the Pashtun people are extremely protective of their womenfolk from prying ‘foreign’ eyes, in the home women are undeniably in-charge and society is very matriarchal. All Pashtun men are extremely close to their mothers and indeed they are encouraged to espouse the virtues of a chivalrous warrior by their mothers.
Pashtun heritage and Pashtunwali is transmitted through an oral tradition passed down from parents to children. For example mothers often tell their children that a Pashtun boy was once asked to get his mother a glass of water while she lay in bed. On his return his mother had fallen asleep so the boy stayed awake all night waiting for her to wake up so that he could give her the glass of water. He did not want to disturb her by waking her up.
Mothers are generally very tough on their male children when it comes to being well-mannered.
Institutions
The Pashtuns are predominantly a tribal people, however, increasing numbers now dwell in cities and urban settlements. Many still identify themselves with various clans.
Major Pashtun tribes include:
Afridi
Bangash
Barakzai
Khattak
Lodhi
Masud
Mohmand
Marwat
Niazi
Orakzai
Wazir
Shinwari
Kakar
Mohamedzai
Yousafzai
so I could know.. if U understood it right … 
