venn diagram

1. Pashtun and a
Hazara Ethnic
Groups
Venn Diagram
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SIMILARITIES
Pashtun and Hazara is an ethnic group that is presented in a
novel by Khaled Hosseini titled, “The Kite Runner”. This venn
diagram shows the difference and similarities of the two said
ethnic groups.
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THEY RESIDE IN THE REGION THAT LIES
BETWEEN THE HINDU KUSH IN
NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN AND THE
NORTHERN STRETCH OF THE INDUS RIVER IN
PAKISTAN.
PASHTUNS ARE THE LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP
IN AFGHANISTAN.
THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF THE PASHTUNS IS
PASHTO, AN IRANIAN LANGUAGE ON THE
INDO-IRANIAN BRANCH.
BOTH ARE KNOWN TO BE
ETHNIC GROUPS THAT
ARE BASED IN
AFGHANISTAN.
PASHTUNS ARE THE 26TH LARGEST ETHNIC
GROUP IN THE WORLD. THERE ARE AN
ESTIMATED 350-400 PASHTUN TRIBES AND
CLANS WITH THE TOTAL POPULATION OF 63
MILLION.
HISTORICALLY ALSO KNOWN AS AFGHANS.
PERSIAN-SPEAKING ETHNIC GROUP. THEY
SPEAK THE HAZARAGI DIALECT OF PERSIAN.
THEY RESIDE IN MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF
HAZARAJAT, IN CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN.
HAZARAS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST ETHNIC
GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN.
THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST OPPRESSED GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN.
NAME HAZARADERIVES FROM THE PERSIAN
WORD FOR "THOUSAND" (HAZĀR‫ﻫﺰار‬). IT MAY
BE THE TRANSLATION OF THE MONGOLIC
WORD MING (OR MINGGHAN), A MILITARY UNIT
OF 1,000 SOLDIERS AT THE TIME OF GENGHIS
KHAN.
THERE ARE CONFLICTS
BETWEEN THE PASHTUNS
AND HAZARAS.
TWO DIFFERENT
BRANCHES OF ISLAM
BOTH ESTABLISHED
THOUSANDS OR YEARS
AGO
BOTH FOLLOWS CERTAIN
PRACTICES AND
TRADITIONS.