Pakthas are an ancient people that find reference in
Sanskrit and Greek sources as a people living in the region which includes south-eastern
Afghanistan and Northern parts of
Pakistan. In the
Rigveda, the
Kurram is mentioned as
"Kruma". Pachytyans were in charge of all "elephants" used in battle fields. Elephant hoarders or boarders or they took care of elephants. Today, the
Kurram Valley is mostly inhabited by the
Bangash and
Turi Pashtun tribes, and because of that the ancient Pakhtas are believed to be part of the modern-day
Pashtun confederation.
