Pronunciation [paʂˈto], [paçˈto], [paxˈto] Spoken in Afghanistan : east, south, southwest, north and northwest [ 1 ] Pakistan : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , FATA , northern Balochistan , and parts of Gilgit-Baltistan region Iran : small part in the northeastern section; and the Pashtun diaspora around the world Region Central Asia -