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The Pashtuns of Kunar: tribe, class and community organization

Afghanistan Journal7 (3) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 79-92

By: Christensen, Asger.

Abstract
This article presents some of the main features of tribal distribution and local community organization of the Kunar Pashtun in northeastern Afghanistan. The stated goals of this work are to fill in some of the important gaps in the existing anthropological literature on Afghanistan, to supplement the data on the Ghilzai Pashtun by Anderson, and to provide additional information on the tribal groups living north of the Kabul River. The document provides a brief description of the major Pashtun groups in Kunar Province -- the Safi, Shimwari, Tarkanri, Mashwani, and the Mohmand -- their community organization, trade relations, settlements, class differentiation (broken down by land ownership, tenancy, and artisan groups), migration patterns, and to some extent, culture history.
Subjects
Location
Internal migration
External migration
Settlement patterns
Real property
Renting and leasing
Occupational specialization
Tribe and nation
culture
Pashtun
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Central Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2001
Field Date
August 1977 - November 1978
Coverage Date
seventeenth century - 1970s
Coverage Place
Kunar Province, northeastern Afghanistan
Notes
Asger Christensen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92)
LCCN
75640521
LCSH
Pushtuns