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The Pashtun people of Afghanistan are seen as an especially warlike people. But Afghanistan used to have a Buddhist presence. To what degree was Buddhism present among the Pashtun people before Islam, did it have any lasting influence and did Afghan Buddhism have any unique characteristics?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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