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| Capital | Jalalabad | ||||
| Largest city | Kandahar | ||||
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Pashtun | ||||
| others | Balochi, Persian, Urdu | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Demonym | Pashtun, Pashtunistani | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | ||||
| Legislature | Jirga | ||||
| Independence | from Afghanistan | ||||
| declared | August 28, 1999 | ||||
| Currency | Rupee (PKR)
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| Time Zone | (UTC+4:30) | ||||
The Islamic Republic of Pashtunistan
(Pashto:د پښتونستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Da Pax̌tūnstān Islāmī Jomhoriyat), commonly known as Pashtunistan (پښتونستان, Pax̌tūnstān), is a self-declared state which occupies the southernmost provinces of Afghanistan. Pashtunistan is only recognized by neighboring Pakistan (as well as a few other nations); it is generally recognized as a rogue government which is occupying southern Afghanistan. Established in 1999, Pashtunistan is considered the successor state to the Pakistani-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (which formed around 1995 from the government in exile). Since 2000, a UN-backed ceasefire has kept conflict between the two to a minimum.