The Tajiks are the principal ethnic group of Afghanistan’s northeast. Tajiks comprise about 25 to 30 percent of the population and are defined as Sunni Moslems who speak Dari, a derivative of Farsi.

TASS/. Moscow urges ethnic political groups in Afghanistan to refrain from activities triggering internal national conflict in the country, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ...

No single ethnic group has a decisive majority among Afghanistan’s 40 million people, and the divides have been a constant challenge to political stability. 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation ...

The City of Dandenong has called in police amid a volatile dispute in the Afghan community over a push to change the name of ...

Ethnic tensions in Afghanistan have been exacerbated by nearly a decade of conflict between armed factions rooted in different ethnic, religious, and tribal groups. Human Rights Watch has reported ...

Members of the CSTO in their joint statement called on all Afghan ethnic groups to take the necessary measures to normalize the situation, preserve civilian lives, restore peace, resume economic ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people, including paramilitary ...