Yes, he told me how his people who were not Hindus gave a superior culture than Indians in Gandhara. That's was both surprising and sounded like a joke and I asked him can he even prononce Gandhara properly.
The region saw huge influx of Pashtuns during 9-10th century and there after it was ceased to be called as Gandhara. Gandhara is known as the part of Indian culture since the time of Rigveda were composed, important region in the epic poem Mahabharata, homed Taxila university and where Panini composed Asthadhayayi(Eight Chapters) in Sanskrit language and it comes as a huge surprise when they say that it had nothing to do with Indian culture.