Yaghistan

Yaghistan (Urdu: یاغستان; "The land of the rebellious and hostility")[1][2] was a key frontier region between Afghanistan and British India.[3]

This was an area where rebels lived, on either side of the Durand Line, roughly corresponding to the later tribal areas of Pakistan.[2][3]

The term, in use since at least 1868, was also used in Afghanistan where Amir Abdur Rehman characterized eastern Pashtun population as "Unruly" and "Rebels".[1]

  1. ^ a b Sana Haroon 2007, p. 100.
  2. ^ a b Nile Green 2017, p. 130.
  3. ^ a b Hyman, Anthony (2002). "Nationalism in Afghanistan". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 34 (2): 306. JSTOR 3879829. Retrieved 29 July 2021.