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CLASSIFY PASHTUN, KURD AND IRANIAN

ImHere

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afghan can pass typically in afg, but also passes atypically in iran.
kurd looks kurdish
iranian looks iranian, but wouldnt have trouble passing in afg
 

IberoTarasco

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The guy on the left & Middle looks mostly Iranid, with minor Indid or Arabid influences, maybe a bit of Alpinization too.

The kurd of the right looks Asiatic Alpine with Armenoid.
 

Maj313

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Is it fair to say that Pashtuns on average seem more west shifted yani more west Asian passing than the average Persian?
 

Maj313

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no definitely not
Okay, I’m just comparing regular Iranian Americans to regular Pashtuns from the mountain valleys of Afghanistan and Pakistan but maybe I need to see more Iranians.

I think some mountain tribes can preserve certain phenotypes that more urbanized sedentary communities don’t. I could be wrong.
 

idklolimo

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Okay, I’m just comparing regular Iranian Americans to regular Pashtuns from the mountain valleys of Afghanistan and Pakistan
Do you think Pashtuns seem to have shifted more West Eurasian than Iranians? Then Pashtuns looks like Spanish, İtalian,Greek so Pure Europoid Race lol
 

Kurdquistador

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Okay, I’m just comparing regular Iranian Americans to regular Pashtuns from the mountain valleys of Afghanistan and Pakistan but maybe I need to see more Iranians.

I think some mountain tribes can preserve certain phenotypes that more urbanized sedentary communities don’t. I could be wrong.

will answer later 🙂 this is a ln interesting topic
 

Maj313

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Do you think Pashtuns seem to have shifted more West Eurasian than Iranians? Then Pashtuns looks like Spanish, İtalian,Greek so Pure Europoid Race lol
A lot of Pashtuns can pass as those ethnic groups and yeah they are for the most part Europoid or whatever autistic term is popular these days
 

idklolimo

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A lot of Pashtuns can pass as those ethnic groups and yeah they are for the most part Europoid or whatever autistic term is popular these days
Not really. Most Pashtuns are light skinned and fit within the Mediterranean spectrum of skin colors, of course some are brown skinned. Officially Pashtuns are classed as white by US census just as the rest of MENA.
No. The vast majority of Pashtuns cannot pass through Mediterranean Europe, perhaps only 5%. You definitely have a distorted perception and your ideas should not be taken into consideration, at least from my point of view
 

Maj313

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No. The vast majority of Pashtuns cannot pass through Mediterranean Europe, perhaps only 5%. You definitely have a distorted perception and your ideas should not be taken into consideration, at least from my point of view
That’s funny cause I live in America and you live in Konya your whole life.
 

Maj313

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nope. I have lived in Istanbul all my life and still continue to live. I can easily distinguish an Afghan from a Turk or a Kurd.
Of course you can, just like I can distinguish various ethnicities that I’m surrounded by but your exposure is minimal compared to someone living in a multicultural western country.
 

idklolimo

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Of course you can, just like I can distinguish various ethnicities that I’m surrounded by but your exposure is minimal compared to someone living in a multicultural western country.
Even if I wasn't exposed, it doesn't really matter if I've been exposed, as I understand phenotypes better than you do.
 

Kurdquistador

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i have seen and met quite a few afghans

you know who in my experience is a typical afghan ? SSIO ...an afghan rapper . google him

he like many pashtuns can not pass as northern west asian at all let alone south europe

but i am aware that there are also a decent amount who do at the same time . some afghans also remind me of "dark" north caucasians
 
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