The Tajiks are the principal ethnic group of Afghanistan’s northeast. Tajiks comprise about 25 to 30 percent of the population and are defined as Sunni Moslems who speak Dari, a derivative of Farsi.

The order, giving Afghans until March 31 to go elsewhere in Pakistan, came on the heels of President Trump’s suspension of ...

These families were reported to be between four and ten members each, from the Hazara ethnic group living in the Persian-speaking central region of Afghanistan. Behind the initiative was reported ...

An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their ...

The Afghan defence ministry ... The border runs through tribal areas mostly populated by Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group living on both sides. Pakistan has promised to finish building a ...

Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old ...

DUSHANBE: Tajikistan must stop expelling Afghan refugees, the UN refugee agency has told AFP, after the reclusive Central ...

Two U.N. refugees and migration agencies have expressed their concern over Pakistan's recent decision to forcibly deport ...

Afghanistan-based terrorist groups represent a serious threat to the security of members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), CSTO foreign ministers stated in a statement.