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.

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

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 ...

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

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 Asian state sent dozens of people back to the Taliban-controlled country last ...

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