 In many publications and articles, he proposed the change of the name ""Afghanistan"" to ""Khorasan"", the medieval name of the region, in order to settle some inter-ethnic feuds.His statement is based on the fact that the current name of the country is synonymous with ""Land of Pashtuns"".Pedram received the 5th most votes during the 2004 elections, with approximately 1.4% of the total ballots counted, and approximately 17% of the ballots in his home province Badakhshan - being the strongest of the small candidates.