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.

While its membership is drawn from Afghanistan's major ethnic groups (Pashtun, Hazara, Tajik, and Uzbek, and one religious minority, Shia), and it is led by the southern Pashtun leader Hamid ...

particularly Pakistanisand Arabs who care little more for Afghanistan’s Pashtun populationthan they do for any of the country’s other ethnic groups. Yet disaffected Pashtuns have been unable ...

Finally, addressing the needs of Afghan refugees and ensuring their dignified repatriation is paramount. Building trust is ...

Divergence and differences over domestic issues, the share of ethnic groups, reforms ... to their downfall and weakness in Afghanistan. Therefore, non-Pashtun Taliban may rise up against the ...

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 ...

Drawn mostly from Afghanistan’s dominant Pashtun ethnic group, the Cabinet’s lack of representation from other ethnic groups also seems certain to hobble its support from abroad. As much as 80 ...

Ethnic tensions in Afghanistan have been exacerbated by nearly a decade of conflict between armed factions rooted in different ethnic, religious, and tribal groups. Human Rights Watch has reported ...

Since the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021, South Asia has experienced profound shifts in its regional dynamics. What initially appeared to be a strategic victory for Pakistan has instead ...