Pathans in old social structures and Islamic Revisionism

The vast majority of Pashtuns can be found in an area stretching from southeastern Afghanistan to western Pakistan. Small additional colonies can be found in the Northern Areas Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Karachi in Pakistan as well as in other parts of Afghanistan. There are smaller communities in Iran and India and a large migrant worker community in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Important metropolitan centers of Pashtun culture include Peshawar and Kandahar while Kabul and Quetta though having large Pashtun populations are more mixed cities of cultural significance.