The Pashtuns are probably genetically closer to Caucasians than to Semites, but in any case, the genetic variability within each race is gigantic compared to the genetic variations that define the races. What that means is that, all things considered, a blonde-haired Swede could easily be genetically closer to a given Tasmanian aborigine than to another randomly chosen Swede. We all share the same gene pool.
These kids probably aren't Pashtuns, but rather Tajiks or Uzbeks, even closer to the caucasion norm, maybe closer even than northern Germans or Scandinavians. Maybe about the same "distance" but in a different direction.