Pakhtas

Pakthas or Pakhtas was an ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe^[1] living in the northern borderlands of South Asia.^[2][3] They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people.^[2] They are sometimes identified with the "Pactyans" of Herodotus.^[4][5]

location of Pakthas among early Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes

See also

• Paktia Province
• Paktika Province
• Loya Paktia