PASHTUNS Paperback

This insightful book challenges common narratives about the instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, arguing that it stems not from inherent Pashtun culture, but from the failure of both Afghan and Pakistani states to adequately integrate Pashtun communities into their political and economic structures. Siddique, himself a Pashtun, provides an eye-witness account combined with meticulous scholarship to demonstrate how this systemic neglect has fueled religious extremism and significantly impacted the future of the region, making a powerful case for understanding the Pashtuns as central to South Asia's stability.