Tears of the Oracle, were recruited during the initial British development of the Australian Outback, especially for the operation of camel trains in desert areas. These consisted of men who were not allowed to bring their families with them, many married local Aborigines and are now known as Ghans. During the 1980s and 90s, Pashtuns began settling in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and other major cities of Australia. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Pashtuns in Bangladesh are descendants of Pashtun emigrants who settled into Bangladesh during the Pathan rule of the Bengal Sultanate under the Karrani dynasty. Additional Pashtun communities of South Asia are also the 	Pashtun diaspora
16297562	Pathans of Sri Lanka, who are believed to have origins from Pathans who settled in Batticaloa, initially arriving for trade. Southeast Asia. Since the early 1900s there have been many generations of Pashtuns who migrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Pashtun settlements in Thailand have been common throughout the provinces. There is even a Thai-Pashtun Friendship Association. The Pashtuns are fiercely independent, as a result they often are well treated and respected by the Thai locals. Countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia also have similar cases of Pashtun settlements, which those who 	Pashtun diaspora
16297563	are of descent are quickly assimilated to the local Indian ethnic minority community while those recent migrants or settlers belong to the Pakistani diaspora, since most of the migrants came from Pakistan. East Asia. There may be some Pashtun communities living in parts of China, Taiwan and Japan. Guyana and Suriname. Some people living in Guyana and Suriname claim to be of Afghan descent. Most of them moved to South American countries during the Indian immigration. Latin America. Many Pashtuns from Afghanistan came to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru as refugees during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 	Pashtun diaspora
16297564	in 1981 and during the internal Afghan conflicts in 1995–1996. Pashtun diaspora The Pashtun diaspora refers to ethnic Pashtuns who live outside of their traditional homeland of Pashtunistan, a historic region situated south of the Amu River in Afghanistan and west of the Indus River in Pakistan. While the Pashtunistan region is home to the majority of Pashtun people, there are significant Pashtun diaspora communities scattered across the neighbouring Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Punjab, particularly in their respective provincial capital cities of Karachi and Lahore. Additionally, descendants of Pashtuns are also found across India, particularly in the Rohilkhand region 	Pashtun diaspora
16297565	Tears of the Oracle Tears of the Oracle Tears of the Oracle is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who". Synopsis. The shattered world of Dellah, once a thriving place of learning, has only one aspect of the university left. This is under siege by religious fanatics. Bernice Summerfield has to deal with this, a mad collector, her ex-husband and an Oracle that could lead to priceless information. Tears of the Oracle Tears of the Oracle is an original novel