diplomatic confrontation known as the "Great Game". Pashtuns are the largest dominion ethnic group in Afghanistan and ruled as the dominant ethno-linguistic group for over 300 years. See also Ethnic groups in Pakistan Ethnic groups in Afghanistan Iranian peoples List of ancient Iranian peoples Pashtunistan Pashtunwali References External links Pashtun Tribe, Clan, & Ethnic Genealogies, US Naval Postgraduate School (on the Wayback Machine) Sungur, Z.T. (2013). Articulation of Tribalism into Modernity: the Case of Pashtuns in Afghanistan (Master's Thesis). Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Demographics of Pakistan Social groups of Pakistan Social groups of Afghanistan Pashtun people Lists of modern Indo-European tribes and clans