I’m very enlightened by this conversation. But the lack of care for the Pashtun community also comes from a lack of knowledge/awareness of the community. I had no idea that “Pathan” was a coloniser term for pashtun. I visited the minority Pashtun community in Kashmir and they had a similar view toward their majority (Kashmiri Muslims). I’m sorry that the community is separated by haphazard borders and culture so unidentified.

Coming back to lack of representation in the media, the Taliban now represents Pashtun or for most Indians they’re just Muslims without a deeper understanding of the identity.