Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in what country?
Pashtuns has also developed in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, primarily in the United Arab Emirates. The Pashtuns are a significant minority group in Pakistan, where they constitute the second-largest ethnic group or about 15% of the population. As the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan (anywhere between 42 and 60 percent of the population), Pashtuns have been the dominant ethno-linguistic group for over 300 years. During the Delhi Sultanate era, the 15th–16th century Lodi dynasty briefly replaced the preexisting rulers in North India until Babur completely deposed the Lodi dynasty. Other Pashtuns fought the Safavids and Mughals before obtaining
Pashtuns marriage), which was declared illegal in Pakistan in 2000 but continues in some parts. Substantial work remains for Pashtun women to gain equal rights with men, who remain disproportionately dominant in most aspects of Pashtun society. Human rights organisations continue to struggle for greater women's rights, such as the Afghan Women's Network and the Aurat Foundation in Pakistan which aims to protect women from domestic violence. Pashtuns The Pashtuns (, or ; "Pax̌tānə"; singular masculine: "Pax̌tūn", feminine: "Pax̌tana"; also Pukhtuns), historically known as ethnic Afghans (, "Afğān") and Pathans (Hindustani: پٹھان, पठान, "Paṭhān"), are an Iranian ethnic group who mainly