I thought that Pakistan only has problems with India, with Sindhis and Punjabis on both sides of the border. As well as the Radcliffe line (India-Pakistan border) and Jammu/Kashmir being disputed.
I was browsing some maps, specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moderniranianlanguagesmap.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durand_Line_Border_Between_Afghanistan_And_Pakistan.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Major_ethnic_groups_of_Pakistan_in_1980.jpg .
What I didn't know was that Pakistan, on its western side, also has Balochi and Pashtuns on both side of its border with Iran and Afghanistan. The Durand line (Pakistan-Afghanistan border) has been controversial and never been fully accepted by Pashtuns on both sides.
Can anybody think of a situation where Pashtuns could be united? Or some sort of Afghan-Pakistan conflict ends up drawing in Iran or India? An independent Balochistan?
I was browsing some maps, specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moderniranianlanguagesmap.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durand_Line_Border_Between_Afghanistan_And_Pakistan.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Major_ethnic_groups_of_Pakistan_in_1980.jpg .
What I didn't know was that Pakistan, on its western side, also has Balochi and Pashtuns on both side of its border with Iran and Afghanistan. The Durand line (Pakistan-Afghanistan border) has been controversial and never been fully accepted by Pashtuns on both sides.
Can anybody think of a situation where Pashtuns could be united? Or some sort of Afghan-Pakistan conflict ends up drawing in Iran or India? An independent Balochistan?