Lehet hogy a Talibán tagjai zsidó gyökerűek. Erről számol be a Haretz egyik cikke. A jelen kutatást ráadásul az izraeli kül. minisztérium is pénzeli.

In an interview with the Times of India, Dr. Navras Aafreedi, a researcher in Indo-Judaic studies and one of the first proponents of the common-origin theory in India said "Shahnaz's research would be important if it does establish the genetic link between Pathans and Jews, as it could be seen as a scientific validation of a traditional belief about the Israelite origin of Pathans and can have interesting ramifications for Muslim-Jew relations in particular and the world at large."

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/could-the-taliban-be-genetically-linked-to-the-jews-1.261447