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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 02 > Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan have roots in Pashtun ethnic agenda

Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan have roots in Pashtun ethnic agenda

By Kathy Gannon / The Bulletin
August 2, 2009

KABUL " In a recent debate leading up to the presidential elections here, the first question was not about terrorism, or violence, or even opium. It was about how candidates viewed a jagged line casually drawn on a map 115 years ago by British colonial rulers.

For the West, this border....

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