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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

These ethnic groups have long been marginalised ... which has supported non-Pashtun groups in Afghanistan as a counterbalance to Pakistan's influence. If India perceives Pakistan's engagement ...

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 ...