Pashto, or Pakhto, is a language that has its origins in the northeastern group of the Iranian languages; it is considered the language of the Pashtun people. It is believed that at least 10 million people speak Pashto. Not only is it one of the...

Iranian language in Afghanistan and Pakistan (about 10 million speakers), official language of Afghanistan. Characteristics: phonologically and morphologically more complicated than Persian, structured ergatively ( ergative language) in the preterite....

Pashto (پښتو‎, IPA: [pəʂ'to] also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto پختو‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pathani or Pushtoo, and also known as Afghani[4][5]) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western...

The Global Positioning System, unmanned drones, unrivaled databases, and handheld computers--much has been made of the technological resources available to the U.S. military and diplomatic establishments. But what do you do if you're trying to wage war in or against a country where...

Radio Free Afghanistan, the U.S.-funded station established by Congress in 1985, will begin broadcasting Sunday in Pashto, one of the two principal languages of Afghanistan, sources connected with the station said yesterday. Six hours of programming in Pashto will effectively double the amount...

Suspected Islamic militants shot dead a Pakistani tribesman whom they accused of spying for the United States in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a Pakistani intelligence official said.Villagers found the man's body by the side of a road near Satar Sarobi, a village south of...

Suspected Islamic radicals have issued a Taliban-style warning to barbers in a Pakistani border town not to shave off or cut their customers' beards, saying it offends Islam, residents said Monday.Pamphlets with the warnings were found at several shops in Inayat Kalay in Pakistan's Bajur...