Nothing wrong with that Pashtun has become a distinct culture on its own. Although looking Mongoloid is not the only criteria for being Turkic lol most of you Turks in Turkey look Caucasian not Mongoloid.
I know that looking Mongoloid is not a criteria for being Turkic as most Turkic peoples are actually Caucasoid (Turks and Azeris are the most numerous Turkic group and we are predominantly Caucasoid). Turkic peoples like Cumans were even described with blonde hair and blue eyes by most historians and modern Turkic peoples like Tatars and Chuvashs look even predominantly European
Is there a difference between the Ghilzai and Durrani language? Do the Ghilzais have many Turkic loanwords in their language or isn't there any difference between the Durrani and Ghilzai dialects? if that's the case then I can understand it when some Ghilzais feel connected with Turkic peoples. if that's not the case and the language of Durranis and Ghilzais has no difference at all then I will find it strange and ridiculous if some Ghilzais connect themselves with Turkic peoples
Oh and the Barlas were not pure Mongols but rather mixed Turko-Mongols who got completely Turkicized . The same case with Ghilzais
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