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Why Afghan's are ashamed of their heritage?

I'm of Pakistani descent, I've encountered more than a few Afghans who pose as Pakistanis or even pose as Iranians.

On one hand: Afghan's claim to hate Pakistanis, on the other hand: million's of Afghan refugees prefer to live as third-class citizens in Pakistan. I don't understand this mentality.

I hear it's common for Afghans living in western countries to claim non-Afghan heritage.

Why is being an Afghan so shameful for these people? Maybe because of the "Bacha Bazi"? Maybe because Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of Hashish and Opium?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    I've noticed that aspect regarding Afghans. Afghan's don't hesitate to show their hatred for Pakistanis, yet, million's of Afghan refugees have chose to live on Pakistani soil, for the past three decades. If we Pakistanis, are as evil as they claim, why come to our Country, and associate with our people, in the first place? - Very hypocritical, and ungrateful people, the Afghan's are.

    I don't pay much attention towards Afghans. I pity them actually. They have a severe inferiority complex towards Pakistanis. They do come off as if they're desperate for the attention of Pakistanis, they want to be respected. However, Pakistani's couldn't care less about the existence of Afghans.

    Source(s): Proud Pakistani girl.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You're an idiot. You are no different from those other Pakistanis and Indians who are obsessed with Afghans and Iranians. Afghans claim they are a persian people because they ARE an Iranic people. Linguistically and genetically similar. If you look up "Iranian people," pashtuns (Afghans), are listed as an Iranian group. Iran and Afghanistan used to be one state until the fall of the British Empire. The reason they may say they're persian in Western countries is because it is more familiar to westerners so they get a basic idea of who they are.

    Everyone knows Pakistanis are the ones who are ashamed of themselves. Lol, go look at half of the questions on quora of Pakis trying to claim Persian and Afghan heritage rather than their Indian heritage and getting shuto down by all the answers. I have nothing against Pakis or Indians, but a lot of them have ano odd obsession withe Afghans and Iranians. You sound like one of them.

  • 9 years ago

    its only because of the war. They don't want to be labeled as terrorists or be treated with suspicion.. During the Iraq war people of Iraqi descent living abroad were not exactly openly sharing their herritage with anyone. The Afghanis have a long and proud herritage dating back to the Persian empires of the ancient world. They fought Alexander the Great and the Mongols, They beat the Soviets. Now they are slowly beating the US.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    nicely brother to respond to your question, its said as the capacity of the human beings. Leaders continually come from the human beings and in the journey that your all and diverse is corrupt then certain, your Zardari might want to should be corrupt. The sympathy for Taliban is in simple terms simply by them disliking u.s.. except that the human beings dont provide a crap about them. they in simple terms favor the SuperPower to fall. maximum Pakistani's dont like quite a few united states interfereing in there united states because Pakistani leaders in person-friendly words follow agenda's of the Foriegn Powers. I admit, i love Pakistani lifestyle and that i wouldnt concepts residing there yet all and diverse is corrupt there even the detrimental fruit sellers. They conceal luggage of undesirable culmination lower than there cart and at the same time as your no longer searching they are going to swap the bag. once you've that, what do you assume from Mr. 10%. human beings in Pakistan also lack in practise, they praise Benazir Bhutto, a lady who develop into in self exile becasue she did not favor to face Corruption expenses. all of us there is made a Shaheed, human beings have forgotten the actual definition of a Shaheed. Pakistan's youthful's ive said from a contemporary holiday in simple terms play on there cell phones and flirt with ladies. fairly some kids provide up searching for a job and in simple terms sit and sleep or attempt to come across a visa to flee. So what do you assume? Allah to throw his Mercy on a united states like this. I had a cousin who develop into 5 time Namazi yet she had a secret boyfriend. Pakistan will not in any respect develop, it is going to survive somewhat in simple terms because some human beings nevertheless are good. Pakistan is going to be like that til the right of time. except the youngsters awaken, start up follow Islam, the human beings study that bribery is haram, no longer some thing will develop. I spent my life praying for it to augment besides the indisputable fact that it wont ensue.

  • 9 years ago

    And guess what, I've encountered loads of Pakistani people in the UK posing as Indians O.O

  • 9 years ago

    I've never heard of this but people do judge way too much. Maybe it has to do with the whole Osama thing.

  • Pat
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Why did you put an apostrophe in "Afghans"?

    It's neither possessive nor contracted.

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