a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan;
"Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
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For Mr Obama, the Pakistani side of the lawless Pashtun belt poses the biggest threat to global security. 對奧巴馬來說,巴基斯坦邊境的無法無天的普什圖地區對世界的安全造成了最大的威脅。
The Taliban gains support as a direct result of the central government's failure to provide a minimal level of physical security, especially in Pashtun areas. 塔利班獲得支持的直接原因是中央政府沒能給百姓提供最基本的安全環境,尤其是在普什圖地區。