Pashtuns Of Afghanistan The PATHAN (Pashtun) people form the dominant ethnic and linguistic community, accounting for just over half the population. Tribally organized, the Pathan are concentrated in the east and the south. As they gained control over the rest of the country in the 19th century, however, many of them settled in other areas too. The Pashtuns mostly speak Pashtu (although some ...

Tajiks of Afghanistan The Tajiks are mostly Sunni Muslims and speak Persian. They live predominantly in the north-east and in the west. Some also live in Kabul. Because they make up the bulk of Afghanistan's educated elite and possess considerable wealth, they have significant political influence. Their influence lies predominantly in the government ministries, public services and trade bodies.

The Tajik People The Tajiks reside in relative isolation in the glacier-capped Pamir Mountains of West China near the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russia. Towering mountains surround this specially designated Tajik district on three sides and desert on the fourth. The largest concentration of Tajiks live on the edge of Tashkorgan, a small town (population 5, 000) that lies 10, 000 feet ...

Chapter One Images of the Pathan: The Usefulness of Colonial Ethnography Their fidelity is measured by the length of the purse of their seducer, and they transfer their obedience according to the liberality of the donation. Frederick Mackeson, a colonial officer in the NWFP in the 1850s, speaking of the Afridi Pathans. The germs of confidence once established amidst these people always bear ...

The Customs Of Tajik People The Tajik people mostly live in southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and are closely related to the Uygur people of that area. They have their own spoken language, but no written language. The Tajiks practice monogamy and large families spanning several generations live under one roof. To Tajiks, breaking up the family and living apart is ...

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ISSUE 74 AUTUMN 2001 The articles in this issue have been divided up into the following categories The Israeli Source of the Pathan Tribes From the book, Lost Tribes from Assyria, by A Avihail and A Brin, 1978, in Hebrew by Issachar Katzir As children, we heard from our parents, who come from Afghanistan, stories about the Ten Tribes who were lost during the destruction of the Temple, about ...

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