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Ethnic groups in Afghanistan as of 1997. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostly tribal society. The population of the country consists of numerous ethnolinguistic groups: mainly the Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek, as well as the minorities of Aimaq, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Pamiri, Kyrgyz, Moghol, and others.
They seem to live mostly in cities and are typically lawyers, doctors, engineers, and teachers. They are thought to number around 30,000 and are primarily found in Herat, Kabul, and Kandahar. They are Persian-speakers [21] and no longer speak their native Turkic language. [22]
As a result, many natives of Afghanistan fled south toward the Indian subcontinent where some established dynasties in Delhi. The Chagatai Khanate and Kartids were vassals of Ilkhanate until the dissolution of the latter in 1335. Following the era of the Khalji dynasty in 1333, the famous Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta was visiting Kabul and wrote:
Afghans (Dari: افغانها; Pashto: افغانان) are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan, as well as their descendants in the Afghan diaspora. [40] [41] [42] The country is made up of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks are the largest.
This page lists people from Kabul, either native to the city or resident of it. ... People from Kabul Province (2 C, 7 P) S. Sportspeople from Kabul ...
Native people from Afghanistan can be found all over Europe. [ 109 ] [ 110 ] Germany has the largest Afghan community in Europe. In the end of 2022, a total of 425,000 persons of Afghan descent [ 4 ] resided in Germany, including refugees and asylum seekers and Germans of Afghan descent.
The Turkic people in Afghanistan are Turkic people from modern day Afghanistan.The major Turkic tribes are the Qizilbashs, Uzbeks, Kyrgyzs, Turkmens, and Hazaras.The Qizilbashs came to Afghanistan during the Afsharid and Durrani rule in Afghanistan and since they worked at high government jobs, but also made up parts of the army, especially when Timur Shah Durrani wanted to get rid of the ...
Paghman (Dari/Pashto:پغمان) is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul.It is the seat of the Paghman District (in the western part of Kabul Province) which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est.), mainly Pashtuns and Tajiks. [1]