The
Rohilla Pathans (, , ), or
Rohilla Afghan, is a community of
Urdu-speaking people of
Pashtun ethnicity, historically found in
Rohilkhand, a region in the state of
Uttar Pradesh,
North India. It forms the largest
Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. Historically, Pashtun people were refereed to as Afghan, but present-day Indian constitution does not recognize Pathan as being synonymous with Afghan.