What is the difference between Pashtuns and Tajiks?

Pashtuns for example are highly concentrated in southern Afghanistan and parts of the east, but nevertheless large minorities exist elsewhere. Tajiks are highly concentrated in the north-east, but also form large communities elsewhere such as in western Afghanistan.

Are Afghan Tajiks Shia or Sunni?

Most Tajiks are Sunni Muslims, with a minority of Twelver Imami Shi’a (in the west around the city of Herat), and speak a form of Dari (Farsi dialect) close to the national language of Iran.

What race is Tajiks?

Tajiks (Persian: تاجيک، تاجک‎, Tājīk, Tājek; Tajik: Тоҷик) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Are Tajiks Aryans?

Most Tajik historians now maintain that Tajiks are of Aryan origin, and argue that Aryan or Indo-European civilization must therefore be studied and promoted. Indeed, the revival of Aryan culture is now official policy of Dushanbe: 2006 will be celebrated in Tajikistan as the year of Aryan civilization.

What happened to Panjshir’s forces in Tajikistan?

In the 1980s and 1990s, Panjshir’s forces had been able to keep supply lines to Tajikistan open. These were not accessible in the 2021 conflict, as the Taliban had successfully taken most of northern Afghanistan.

Tajiks live in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, while Pashtuns live in Afghanistan and Pakistan (FATA, KPK, northern Baluchistan). And aside from that, there are differences in culture, traditions, history and so on.

What is the difference between a Tajiks and a Turkic person?

The long answer is slightly more complex. Tajiks have always been a distinct ethnic group from the Turkic peoples. Poorer Tajiks lived in the mountains, while wealthier Tajiks lived in the cities, and filled the ranks of most of the professional classes (doctors, teachers, bureaucrats, etc.)

What is the Panjshir conflict in Afghanistan?

The Panjshir conflict is a violent confrontation between the formerly dominant Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, including the National Resistance Front, and the newly dominant Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is controlled by the Taliban.