Ethnic groups of pakistan news newspapers books scholar jstor may 20 learn how and when to remove this template message major ethnic groups in pakistan, 1973 about 98% of languages spoken in pakistan are indoiranian subbranches. The hazaras now constitute about 9% of afghanistans. The ethnic group consists of more than sixty tribes that are spread mostly in the eastern and southern parts of afghanistan. Feb 19, 2014 in afghanistan, a growing uproar over ethnicity pashtun, tajik, hazara and uzbek has many concerned about possible violence, especially those who remember the countrys civil war. Jul 18, 2019 uzbeks are the largest turkic group in uzbekistan and the entire of central asia. Afghanistan and pakistan ethnic groups national geographic. The population of the country is divided into the following ethnolinguistic groups. For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes. The population of afghanistan is around 37,5,635 in 2019, which includes the roughly 3 million afghan citizens living as refugees in both pakistan and iran. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, other includes smaller numbers of baloch, turkmen, nuristani, pamiri, arab, gujar, brahui, qizilbash, aimaq, pashai, and kyrghyz 2015 note. Afghan group, once on top, again makes presence felt.
The traditional and the national sport of afghanistan is buzkashi. The modern uzbek language has been derived from the chagatai language which was prominent in the. Dec 07, 2019 facts and statistics about the labor force by occupation of afghanistan. Topping the list of all these ethnic groups are the pashtuns, tajiks, uzbeks and the hazaras. The survey will also be of value because it provides uptodate demographic information on a very large sample size of the population across afghanistan. Implementation of the global strategy in afghanistan started in august 2015. Ethnicity, space, and politics in afghanistan abstract the 2004 election was a disaster. They speak the hazaragi variant of persian, one of the two official languages of afghanistan they are the thirdlargest ethnic group in afghanistan, also making up a significant minority group in the neighboring pakistan, with a population of.
They are sunni muslims and speak many versions of pashto language. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostlytribal society. Afghanistan s opium poppy harvest produces more than 90% of illicit heroin globally, and more than 95% of the european supply. Afghanistan currently has a legal basis for collection and use of agricultural statistics, but it is considered inadequate. Leading in numbers for the largest ethnic group is the pashtuns, known by many other names such as pakhtuns, the pathans, or the persian afghans. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, aymaq, turkmen, baloch, pashai, nuristani, gujjar, arab, brahui, pamiri and a few others. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the us or central europe. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. Afghan ethnic tensions rise in media and politics the new. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Ethnic groups in afghanistan simple english wikipedia, the. Afghanistan population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. Conrad schetter, ethnicity and the political reconstruction of afghanistan, center for development studies zef. The taliban and many top officials are also pashtun.
Like a number of other afghan ethnic groups, the pushtun extend beyond afghanistan into pakistan where they constitute a major ethnic group of about 14 million. The present crosssectional study was done in order to illustrate the prevalence and types of consanguineous. Startled to see this particular student, i fumbled for words and tried to prevent him from taking the box. The afghan pushtun heartland roughly covers a large crescentshaped belt following the afghanpakistani border on the east, southward from nuristan, across the south, and northward. Studies show that we all learn to read more easily if we begin to do so in our mother tongue, but storybooks for children in these. This raised the percentage of hazaras in afghanistan from 8% in 1978 to 14% in 1987. The border was established in 1893 via an agreement between abdur rahman khan, the emir or ruler of afghanistan, and sir mortimer durand, foreign secretary of the british raj. Tajiks account for about 25 percent, while hazaras and. Bikes and books in afghanistan american libraries magazine. Kabul, afghanistan as i was walking into kabul education university one morning, carrying a school bag and a box of books, a student stopped me to offer his help.
The winner needed to find a way to unite a country that could not be more divided. The present crosssectional study was done in order to illustrate the prevalence and types of consanguineous marriages among afghanistan populations. More land is used for opium in afghanistan than is used for coca cultivation in latin america. The climate in afghanistan the climate in afghanistan is subtropical.
The pashtuns are a significant minority group in pakistan, where they. Afghan group, once on top, again makes presence felt the. Afghanistans largest ethnic group, the pashtuns, who had been in political retreat since the fall of the. Afghanistan is a giant mix of a many of ethnic groups. Afghanistan is an islamic republic,in which most citizens follow islam. Pakistan and afghanistan institute for the study of war. About 50 percent of afghans speak dari, and some 40 percent speak pashto. Afghanistan fao regional office for asia and the pacific. Afghanistans ethnic diversity does not mean that the members of the different ethnic groups do not interact. Pashtun make up the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, followed by tajiks, hazara, uzbek, aimaks, baloch, and others. Uzbeks are the largest turkic group in uzbekistan and the entire of central asia. Afghanistan ethnic map 2005 afghanistan is a multi ethnic country the ethnic groups are such as. Test your knowledge on this geography quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Ethnic groups in afghanistan simple english wikipedia.
Their resort to violence could be based upon a combination of family loyalties, or religious and ethnic issues, or local and national politics, or other cultural matters. They practice subsistence farming and also keep livestock. They form an ethnic majority in uzbekistan accounting for 75. Afghanistan is a multilingual country with one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Most analysis on afghanistan has been written from a biased and now outdated cold war viewpoint, seeing afghanistan only as a minor player in the superpower game rather than in human terms. In 2014 most of the foreign military forces are due to pull ou. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Turkmen are a minority in afghanistan they can also be found near. Messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of.
Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 9 and 38 degrees. Afghanistan race, ethnicity and tribes by tessa friman on prezi. In the present study, eight ethnic groups were examined, with a focus on the largest four groups. Afghanistan is a large country in south asia and is home to many different ethnic groups. Ethnic groups of afghanistan colonel by secondary school. The pashtuns also pukhtuns or pushtuns, historically known as ethnic afghans or pathans, are.
There is a substantial amount of intermarriage between the ethnic groups. Conrad schetter, ethnicity and the political reconstruction of afghanistan, center for development studies zef university of bonn, germany, working paper 3, 2004. The last national census was conducted in the 1970s. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
As stated in the description, all ethnic groups of afghanistan with the exclusion of a few very minor groups with no photographs or much information available. For all the unity that could have come from 2001, the election results shattered any hope that the country had overcome its fractures. According to 2010 data from the us department of state, the largest ethnic group in afghanistan is the pashtun including kuchis, comprising 42% of. A comprehensive az study of the history of conflict in afghanistan from 1747 to the present. Ethnic groups of pakistan simple english wikipedia, the. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, accounting for about 42 percent of the population, with tajiks 27%, hazaras 9%, uzbeks 9%, aimaqs 4%, turkmen people 3%, baluch 2%, and other groups 4% making up the remainder. Interviews and group discussions conducted with over 700 afghans. Demographics top at least two major ethnic groupsthe pashtuns and the baluchslive on both sides of the durand line. Afghanistan ethnic map 2005 afghanistan is a multiethnic country the ethnic groups are such as. In 2007, 93% of the nonpharmaceuticalgrade opiates on the world market originated in afghanistan. Ethnic groups of afghanistan by yoda noori on prezi. Pashtuns make up an estimated 42% of the population of contemporary afghanistan. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistan s capital. The pashtuns ethnic afghans make up the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, comprising between 38% and 42% of the countrys population.
As you would expect, there is a diverse range of ethnic groups within the country. The nation is composed of a multiethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between central asia, southern asia, and western asia. Afghanistan s beautiful architecture is seen in their mosques and homes. Sixtyfour percent had no computers, 55% did not have library training, and only one the american university of afghanistan offered access to. In afghanistan, a generation of hardship and hope the.
The hazara identity in afghanistan is believed by many to have originated in the. Dec 21, 2003 afghan group, once on top, again makes presence felt. Sep 06, 2017 two afghan nationals discuss ethnic groups in afghanistan. Books in dari and pashto arthur paul afghanistan collection. According to the world factbook sunni muslims constitute between 84. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, contributing to over twofifths of the entire population. On this map, both the baloch and pashtun ethnolinguistic groups straddle the 2640kilometer 1640mile border between afghanistan and pakistan, known as the durand line the border was established in 1893 via an agreement between abdur rahman khan, the emir or ruler of afghanistan, and sir mortimer durand, foreign secretary of the british raj. From the point of view of policy research and prescription, the surveys demographic information will significantly augment projections that use data from the 1979.
May 08, 20 that ethnic group accounts for between 40 percent and 50 percent of afghanistans population. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, aimaq, turkmen, baloch, pashayi. Afghanistans ethnic groups share a ychromosomal heritage. Jul 25, 2012 kabul, afghanistan as i was walking into kabul education university one morning, carrying a school bag and a box of books, a student stopped me to offer his help. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistans capital. Raisa masud and yelda nuri turkmen hazara make up about 20% of the population of afghanistan of mongolian descent sunni muslim have been massacred for ethnic cleansing. In afghanistan, a generation of hardship and hope the new. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. In afghanistan, a growing uproar over ethnicity pashtun, tajik, hazara and uzbek has many concerned about possible violence, especially those who remember the countrys civil war. Afghanistan has been the worlds leading illicit opium producer since 2001. Afghanistan runs the risk of being forgotten by the world.
Their main territory, sometimes called pashtunistan, by whom. The pashtuns are primarily found in afghanistan and they make up one of the largest groups in the country. Ethnic violence, impact on afghanistan afghanistan is a country made up of numerous ethnic groups. These groups, throughout time, have used violence to achieve their goals. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. Media in category ethnic groups in afghanistan the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. That ethnic group accounts for between 40 percent and 50 percent of afghanistans population. Afghan minority language editions books for afghanistan. Conflict in afghanistan provides the reader with a historical overview of hostilities in afghanistan and discusses their causes, history, and impact on afghan. On this map, both the baloch and pashtun ethnolinguistic groups straddle the 2640kilometer 1640mile border between afghanistan and pakistan, known as the durand line. Two afghan nationals discuss ethnic groups in afghanistan. This authoritative, clearly written volume covers all aspects of the conflicts that have taken place in afghanistan from 1747 to the present. This entry includes a definition of literacy and census bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females.
They speak the hazaragi variant of persian, 11 12 one of the two official languages of afghanistan. Perceiving them as a formidable ethnic group, the pakistani establishment has. Today, cricket is the most popular sport in afghanistan, and the afghanistan team has made quick progress in the international arena through winning a number of international competitions. Afghan ethnic grouppashtuns a research guide for students. This, accordingly, lowered the percentage of pashtuns in afghanistans population and raised the percentages of the countrys other ethnic groups until the mid1990s when many of the refugees returned. Pir roshan is believed to have written a number of pashto books while. The latest world factbook estimates show that hazara make up nine percent of the total afghan population but some sources claim that they are. Civil war and the destruction of towns and villages caused mass movements of people in two major. The fragmented state of the more than 35 million pashtuns in pakistan and afghanistan is a key factor in this crisis. Afghan ethnic tensions rise in media and politics the. The afghan sports federation promotes cricket, association football, basketball, volleyball, golf, handball, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting, bodybuilding, track and field, skating. The country does not have a strategic plan for the development of statistics, though one is currently under development. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. This report is principally about the peoples of afghanistan, how war and power.
This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. The establishment of the democratic republic of afghanistan in 1978, the soviet invasion of the country the following year, and the continuing conflict following the soviet withdrawal in 1989 severely disrupted the countrys population patterns. Sport in afghanistan is managed by the afghan sports federation. Desiethnicity tag pakistani bollywood movies, dream wedding, desi food arzan blogs duration. Nov 05, 2017 as stated in the description, all ethnic groups of afghanistan with the exclusion of a few very minor groups with no photographs or much information available. Winners of the acc twenty20 cup the most number of times 2007, 2009, 2011 and 20. Can you name the afghanistan s major ethnic groups based on the map. This entry provides an ordered listing of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population. Most afghans cant read, but their book trade is booming the.
The modern uzbek language has been derived from the chagatai language which was prominent in the timurid empire. The pashtuns lie south of the hindu kush, but pashtun groups are scattered all over the country. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Afghanistan is approaching a major inflection point in its long and turbulent history. The afghan national anthem and the afghan constitution mention a total of 14 ethnic groups. Cricket and association football are the two most popular sports in afghanistan. The crisis and politics of ethnicity in afghanistan. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, comprising 42 percent of the population or. These ethnic groups have bold differences, besides the fact that they all have been going off of each other for hundreds of years. As much as 90% of the population follow sunni islam. There are as many as 14 recognized ethnic groups in the country, with pashtuns making up between 40 percent and 50 percent of the population. Of the 31 million or so afghan residents, 42% are pashtun, 27% tajik, 9% hazara, 9% uzbek, 4% aimak, 3% turkmen, 2% baloch and 4% fall into an unspecified other group.
Sep 10, 2019 afghanistans beautiful architecture is seen in their mosques and homes. What it will take to secure afghanistan council on. Ethnicity race, ethnicity, and tribes in afghanistan. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Only about 31% of the adult population over 15 years of age can read, and female literacy levels are on average only 17%. The nation is composed of a multi ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between central asia, southern asia, and western asia. In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. At a time when book publishers in many countries are struggling, over the last three years those in afghanistan have been. Aug 14, 2011 according to 2010 data from the us department of state, the largest ethnic group in afghanistan is the pashtun including kuchis, comprising 42% of afghans.
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