The turning point in the ethnic discord was the sovietafghan war. Thomas barfield is one of the most visible members of these groups. Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political. According to the 1941 census of india, there were 5. The republic of china roc in taiwan officially recognises 14 taiwanese aborigine groups, while the prc classifies them all under a single ethnic minority group. The new version will be available by the end of 2011. 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. Repatriation of ethnic groups by kirsten benites from 1943 to 1949, almost 1.
The book contains nothing about the nomads of afghanistan. Ethnic minorities, in kabul and throughout afganistan. Ethnic minorities are fueling the taliban s expansion in afghanistan the taliban has traditionally drawn on ethnic pashtuns in itsinsurgency against the afghan government, but it has begun. Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities of pakistan. Its largest ethnic group is the pashtun, followed by tajik, hazara, uzbek, aimak, turkmen, baloch and a few others. Afghanistan is a nation with deepseated religious ties, which makes rivalries between various islamic sects all the more severe. Pdf disappearing peoples indigenous groups and ethnic.
History and conflict between ethnic groups in afghanistan. Discrimination towards afghanistans minorities afghanistan. Pashtun peoples are the largest ethnic group in the south of the country, while tajiks and uzbeks are concentrated along the norther borders, and the hazara in the central highlands. Jun 20, 2012 kabul, afghanistan events this week that raised questions on womens rights and ethnic tensions have added to longterm concerns about afghanistan after americanled forces withdraw in 2014. Questions on womens rights and ethnic strife in afghanistan. Field listing ethnic groups the world factbook central. The hazaras, uzbeks, and tajiks are the minorities in afghanistan. Socioeconomic status is obviously related to race and ethnicity in the united states, but the role of socioeconomic factors as a cause of racial ethnic health differences is complex. Remember this the next time someone tells you that. The taliban wanted to get rid of the minority groups in their country and make afghanistan the. What is it like being an ethnic minority in pakistan. Its not just a case of creating ethnic minority characters, its a case of what proportion they represent, and what is the.
Conrad schetter, ethnicity and the political reconstruction of afghanistan, center for development studies zef. The crisis and politics of ethnicity in afghanistan. Jul 30, 2019 pakistan has six major ethnic groups and other ethnic minorities. A group within a community which has different national or cultural traditions from the main population. Ethnic minorities are fueling the talibans expansion in. In this article, we are not talking about issues pertaining pashtuns, tajiks. In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. Assorted religious and ethnic minorities also feel the sting of being different on a constant, daily basis rouyee. Punjabi people are the ethnic majority in the punjab region of pakistan and northern india accounting for 44. Afghans confront sensitive issue of ethnicity afghanistan is set to issue new national ids that will have a persons ethnicity embedded in it electronically but not printed on it. Afghan ethnicities presentation notes flashcards quizlet. Repatriation of ethnic groups university of denver. Accordingly, they have all the rights bestowed to afghan citizens.
The best books on minority survival in china recommended by james palmer. One of the first geographic maps of afghanistan, a soviet one, published in 1955 in sovetskaja etnografya shows 16 ethnic groups in afghanistan. Afghanistan s political life has always been dominated by ethnic pashtuns, who are thought to make up more than a third of the population. Of the many ethnic groups living in afghanistan, none forms an obsolete majority. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It would be quite reasonable to say that afghan population is a cluster formed by various minority groups. Afghanistan, iran, and pakistan ali banuazizi, myron weiner syracuse university press, aug 1, 1988 history 404 pages. Hazaras are believed to have settled in afghanistan at least as far back as the thirteenth century. As an afghan writer coming from a minority ethnic group, i take enormous risks in raising the subject of racism and ethnic divisions that have existed in afghanistan historically. Only about 31% of the adult population over 15 years of age can read, and female literacy levels are on average only 17%. But nowadays, their role has been reduced to that of tourist spectacle. Afghanistan is a warzone, filled with treachery and hatred spewing from different ethnic groups.
Thousands died either during the trip or within the first few years after their arrival. Especially those that enjoy targeting afghanistan in order to disrupt its ethnic diversity refering to readers from dubai, etc. In recent months, the treatment towards uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in xinjiang has been at the forefront of global news. The hazara of central afghanistan disappearing peoples. Indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in south and central asia. Members of afghanistans shiite minority, most of whom are hazaras, faced savage discrimination during the years of rule by the taliban, who are predominantly pashtun. A comprehensive az study of the history of conflict in afghanistan from 1747 to the present. Afghanistan is a multilingual country with one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. In afghanistan, there are estimated to be 3,000 sikhs and 1,000 hindus in the major cities afghanistan overview.
Afghan minority language editions books for afghanistan. Beijingbased writer james palmer picks the best books on chinas ethnic. Conflict in afghanistan provides the reader with a historical overview of hostilities in afghanistan and discusses their causes, history, and impact on afghan. Refworld world directory of minorities and indigenous.
This authoritative, clearly written volume covers all aspects of the conflicts that have taken place in afghanistan from 1747 to the present. During and after pakistans independence in 1947, about 5 million hindus and sikhs emigrated, with punjab alone accounting for. Social discrimination affects afghanistan s diverse people when faced with prejudice towards minorities and religious intolerance. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, aymaq, turkmen, baloch, pashai, nuristani, gujjar, arab, brahui, pamiri and a few others. The book begins with an introduction, an overview chapter on the afghans, and. The shia hazaras are historically the most discriminated ethnic minority group in the state and have seen little improvement in their situation despite the recent changes. Unlike her neighbours to the east and north, conquered by the british and russian empires respectively, afghanistan had fought for, and retained, its independence. Ethnic factor in soviet policies in afghanistan mohammad nasrullah mirza afghanistan, with a population of 26 million is a home of diverse ethnic groups.
The nook book ebook of the ethnic minorities in the red army. The best books on minority survival in china five books. That no ethnic group forms a majority has had a major effect on afghanistan as it has transitioned into a democracy since the downfall of the taliban. 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. C i v i l m i l i t a r y f u s i o n c e n t re afghan. Durrani and ghilzai are generally considered to be the most influential according willem vogelsang, author of the 2002 book entitled, the. The ethnic composition of afghanistan was perhaps best captured by nassim jawad, who titled his report for minority rights group international on the nation just as soviet influence and control was coming to an end, afghanistan. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. They claim to be descendants of alexander the great. Baluchis are one of the named national ethnic minorities in the afghan constitution.
As long as there was a modicum of political order, ethnic and other related issues remained underground and did not cause much trouble although the deprivations of ethnic minorities kept simmering. Introduction ethnic minorities in the red army taylor. The ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the prc reside within mainland china and taiwan, whose minorities are called the taiwanese aborigines. Minorsky and others, the name afghan appears in the 982 ce hududalalam geography book. The troubled central asian country needs to develop a political system based on a panafghan vision. Afghanistan is a multilingual, multicultural and multiethnic country. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, baloch, turkmen, nuristani, pamiri, arab, gujar, brahui, qizilbash, aimaq, and pashai. Jun 15, 2016 ethnic minorities are fueling the talibans expansion in afghanistan the taliban is gaining dangerous leverage by recruiting tajiks, turkmen, and uzbeks. This group has long suffered social, economic, and political discrimination and disenfranchisement in afghanistan, but they vow that they will not go back to their subordinate status in a new afghanistan. Among the ethnolinguistic groups demanding a new role in afghanistan are the hazara.
Afghanistan in outline peoples of afghanistan history of afghanistan the political background to the soviet invasion the soviet invasion and after political alignments in the 1980s the aid invasion social and cultural dimensions of the migration ending the afghan crisis. Apr 08, 2020 the hazaras afghanistan s largest ethnic minorities, who are primarily shia muslims insult us, they dont accept caliph umar and bibi aisha figures important in sunni islam and tell awful things about them. Amnesty international report asa 111499 november 1999 afghanistan afghanistan. Pashtuns are overwhelmingly sunni and comprise 42% of the population massoud. Starting from the time of the taliban, a strong military force that represented the ethnic group of pashtuns, the minority groups were in danger. The uzbeks live in the plains of the north and the remaining ethnic groups are scattered across the country marsden, 2001. Minorities in turkey simple english wikipedia, the free. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistan s capital. Black nazis ii ethnic minorities and foreigners in.
Afghanistans ethnic divides abubakar siddique senior correspondent covering afghanistan and pakistan for rferls. Many studies have documented the importance of blacks low ses as a partial explanation for. Minorities in turkey form a substantial part of the countrys population, with at least an estimated 30% of the populace belonging to an ethnic minority. The ignored minority of afghanistan the daily outlook. 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. In no region of the world have changes in religion and ethnic identity had a greater impact on political life than in the three countries that are the subject of this book. This is the main reason why the islamic state iskp is killing the hazaras. Ethnic minorities are fueling the taliban s expansion in afghanistan the taliban has traditionally drawn on ethnic pashtuns in its insurgency against the afghan.
For years, it was as if they had simply disappeared off the face of the earth. Demographics top at least two major ethnic groupsthe pashtuns and the baluchslive on both sides of the durand line. Afghanistan s 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups. Chinas minority peoples have shaped the countrys history and its identity. Ethnic diversity in uk childrens books to be examined. For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in afghanistan, comprising 42 percent of the population or. The afghan national anthem and the afghan constitution mention a total of 14 ethnic. Although no firm statistics exist, estimates suggest that 10 to 20 per cent of the worlds population belong to minorities. The population of the country is divided into the following ethnolinguistic groups. 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. Shows population density of han and hui moslem ethnic groups. Afghan ethnic tensions rise in media and politics the.
The hazaras of afghanistan have borne the brunt of many of the destructive forces. Most plf guerrillas were based in training camps in southern afghanistan and were reportedly given sanctuary by daouds regime. Disappearing peoples indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in south and central asia. Indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in south and central asia kindle edition by brower, barbara, johnston, barbara rose. He has spent the past decade researching and writing about security, political, humanitarian and cultural issues in pakistan, afghanistan, and the pashtun heartland along the border region where he was born. Media in category ethnic groups in afghanistan the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. In order to understand recent events further, we have created a freebook which explores the past and present interactions between the chinese state and the ethnic minorities of xinjiang. Pakistan and afghanistan institute for the study of war. A swiss scholar, pierre centlivres, describes the ethnic complexity of afghanistan as follows. 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. Most christians in iraq belong traditionally to syriac orthodox as well the chaldean church and the assyrian church of the east, and are concentrated in small cities in the nineveh plains, such as alqosh, tel keppe, and bartella. Although soviet union occupation plays a role in the disaster, afghanistan has many different ethnic groups, resulting in the major struggles between them, which leads towards violence, and hatred.
The nature of afghanistan characteristics of the afghanistan population the humanitarian situation the reform process and the centrality of womens role the ethnic dimensions of the mujahidin government, 19926 the taliban advance and the impact on minorities islam and ethnicity the international dimension the implications of. The pashtun are the largest minority, making up some 38 percent of the population, but like the tajik 25 percent, hazara 19 percent and uzbek 6 percent they are part of a group whose majority lives in another country. Ethnic minorities, in kabul and throughout afganistan kabul. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostlytribal society. May 08, 20 afghans confront sensitive issue of ethnicity afghanistan is set to issue new national ids that will have a persons ethnicity embedded in it electronically but not printed on it. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster. There are several other smaller ethnic groups scattered around the country, such as the nuristanis, who live in the remote mountains northeast of kabul along the pakistan border. In afghanistan the conflicts were primarily political, not ethnic and religious, and were fuelled by superpower politics. While the republic of turkey, following the 1923 treaty of lausanne, recognizes armenians, greeks and jews as ethnic minorities, this legal status is not granted to muslim minorities, such as the kurds, which constitute the largest minority. Examines the issues facing indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, including their role in the nations constitutional and legal developments, and makes a number of recommendations which would satisfy their demands without compromising the sovereignty of the state.