 To do that, he needed a popular cause to unite the Afghan people divided along the tribal lines (Pashtunistan policy) and a modern, well equipped Afghan army which would be used to surpass anyone who would oppose the Afghan government.His Pashtunistan policy was to annex Pashtun areas of Pakistan, and he used this policy for his own benefit.Daoud Khan's Pashtunistan policy had angered both Pakistan and Non-Pashtun population of Afghanistan.