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Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz community in the Wakhan

    Like other Afghans, the Kyrgyz community in the country, face a mix of advantages and challenges in their lives. On the positive side, this population of between 1,500 to 2,000 settled pastoralists in the Wakhan… 

    Living together in Kandahar

      Although the majority of the population of Kandahar belongs to the Sunni faith and identifies as Pashtun, there is also a significant number of Shia communities, most of whom live in or near the provincial… 

      Bridging the ethnic divide

        Kapisa is a very diverse place, in social terms, but this does not always translate into recognition. While the province is home to Pashtun, Tajik, and Pashaie communities who often live side by side, their… 

        Nomads: a changing way of life

          Many Afghan “Kochyan” (nomads) inhabit tents made of bands woven from the wool of goats and sheep by women from these communities, who move every season between lowlands to high mountain pastures (or “Elbandans”) in…