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Tadjiks: see Tajikistan Tajikistan (təjĭkĭstän`), officially Republic of Tajikistan, republic (2005 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When major combat ceased the top Northern Alliance warlord-generals--like the brutal Uzbek Rashid Dostum, the Tajiks Ismael Kahn and Mohammed Fahim, and the Hazara Karim Khalili--found themselves in powerful ministries of the provisional government. During the civil war, the Hazarans and Tajiks, a group that makes up 25 percent of the country's population, fought each other fiercely, and many Tajiks sought safety in the northern part of Bamian province, where they formed an AMF "brigade" composed and led mainly by Tajiks. The family did not belong to either of the two largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, the Pashtuns and the Tajiks, but to a religious minority which claims descent from the Prophet. |
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