Word: pashtunistan
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Remarkably enough, there was an attempt to celebrate a holiday called Pashtunistan Day in Herat during our stay. In the past the occasion has called for parties, parades and dancing in the streets. This year in the desultory procession were a T-55 Afghan army tank, a number of military trucks carrying sullen soldiers, and a small band. The dispirited musicians played a couple of numbers, and a squad of soldiers in field boots galumphed through a dance. The whole affair was over in an hour. Only a handful of people watched...
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