Pashtun society, rich in history, culture, and tradition, is characterized by a profound respect for its social codes and norms. However, the role of women within this society is a complex issue.

More fighting has erupted between rival ethnic Pashtun clans near the eastern Afghan town of Gardez. The weekend battle was in the same area where U.S.-led forces last month launched Operation ...

This is the only thing upon which the two warring Pashtun clans agree. ... “Taking revenge is very important to Pashtuns,” said Mazeed, a 21-year-old Akhonzada cousin.

A tiny Shi’ite minority survived years of siege and relentless militant attacks by taking up guns to defend their picturesque homeland in northwest Pakistan. But Islamabad now wants the Shi’ite clans ...

Members of Pashtun clans in Pakistan and Afghanistan are anxious ahead of this week's Muslim festival, Eid al-Fitr. They are wondering whether they will be able to visit friends and families amid the ...

JANDOOLA, Pakistan -- As President Pervez Musharraf's government presses its hunt for al Qaeda into Pakistan's remote tribal areas, he increasingly risks sparking a sustained conflict with the ...

The Pashtun have ruled Afghanistan since the 18th century, ... Taliban opponent Karzai had to move secretly across this chessboard of feuding clans when he headed into southern Afghanistan, ...

There has been antipathy and competition for power between the two major Pashtun clans, the Durrani and the Ghilzai dating back more than 200 years.

The Kochi family farms its land as it has for eight generations, but what is different in this dusty valley is the anger, the fear and the blood lust. What is different is the feud. Four Kochi men … ...