Greater Afghanistan (cultural concept)
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Greater Afghanistan is a cultural-historical concept envisioning a broader Afghan sphere that extends beyond the modern state's borders to encompass adjacent regions with significant Afghan, particularly Pashtun, populations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Afghanistan | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural concept
ⓘ
historical concept ⓘ irredentist concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Afghan irredentism
ⓘ
Afghan nationalism ⓘ Pashtunistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encompassesRegion |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtun-majority borderlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan ⓘ areas of northwestern Pakistan ⓘ former Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ parts of Balochistan in Pakistan ⓘ |
| envisionsTerritorialExtensionBeyond | modern borders of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| geographicallySituatedIn |
Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Asia borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Greater Afghan homeland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larger Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalBasisIn |
Pashto language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shared Pashtun culture ⓘ tribal and clan networks ⓘ |
| hasDebatedLegitimacyAmong |
political scientists
ⓘ
regional historians ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
cultural sphere
ⓘ
ethno-national identity ⓘ historical memory ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBasisIn |
Barakzai rule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-colonial Afghan polities ⓘ |
| hasTemporalScope | pre-modern to contemporary period ⓘ |
| implicatesBorderDispute | Afghanistan–Pakistan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Afghan claims regarding the Durand Line
ⓘ
Afghan nationalist discourse ⓘ |
| isNot |
current administrative unit
ⓘ
officially recognized state ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalEvent |
Anglo-Afghan border agreements
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durand Line demarcation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | current internationally recognized territory of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| overlapsWithPopulation | Pashtun diaspora regions ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Afghans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToIssue |
post-colonial border legacies in South Asia
ⓘ
self-determination of Pashtuns ⓘ |
| relatedToState | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afghan political rhetoric
ⓘ
regional geopolitical analysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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