The Ethnic Diversity of Afghanistan
Due to current events in the Middle East and Asia, the words Sunni and Shia have become familiar to many Americans. However, when it comes to understanding the ethnic diversity of Afghanistan, many Americans would be hard pressed to name the largest ethno lingual groups in Afghanistan (or an Central Asian country for that matter). For students of Dari, this topic should be of particular interest as when speaking with an Afghan citizen, depending on their background, they may be speak a dialect or totally different language.
Here are the four largest ethno linguistics group in terms of percentage of the total population:
Pashtun
Tajik
Hazara
Uzbek
With Pashtuns forming the largest group with only 42% of the population, there exists a highly diverse balance of ethnic groupings.
source: Library of Congress Country Studies World Factbook
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