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Introduction to Afghanistan QUIZ Flashcards

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1
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As of july 2007, how many people are estimate to live in afghanistan?

A

32 million

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What are official languages of afghanistan ?

A

pashtu and dari

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what percentage is pashtu and dari is spoken by the people?

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85%

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4
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how many other minor languages are spoken in afghanistan?

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30

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What is the majority ethic group in afghanistan?

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Pashtuns

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What is the percentage of pashtuns?

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42%

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What is the pashtuns native language?

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Pashtu

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What religion are pashtuns?

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Sunni muslims

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what is the percentage of population of Tajiks?

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27%

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What is the second largest ethnic group in afghanistan?

A

Tajiks

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What ethnic group focuses mostly on agriculture/town life?

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Tajiks

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What is the ethnic group who relies mainly in the afghanistan mountain region called hazarajat?

A

Hazara

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13
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What percentage do hazaras make up the population?

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9%

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14
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what are the 2 countries Hazaras have significant populations in?

A

Pakistan and Iran

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15
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What origins to Hazaras have?

A

Mongolian

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16
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Which ethnic group are ghenis khans army’s descendants

A

Hazaras

17
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What religions are Hazaras?

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shi’ite muslims

18
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Where are hazara s on the socio economic scale?

A

low end

19
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What percentage of population is comprised of Turkmen?

A

3%

20
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What percentage of population is comprised of Uzbeks?

A

9%

21
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What are Uzbeks descendants of?

A

Turkish invasion

22
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What are turkmens?

A

mostly famers, herders and craftsman

23
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What percentage of population is comprised of Nuristans?

A

10%

24
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What religion are nuristans?

A

Sunni Muslims

25
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What dialects do nuristans speak?

A

dari and pashtu

26
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where do nuristans live?

A

lunar, nangarhar, laghman and parwan - east afghanistan

27
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what is important in the area nuristans live in?

A

it was the scene of the first armed opposition to khalq gov

28
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What are Aimaqs?

A

farming and herding tribe

29
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Where do Aimaqs reside?

A

West part of Afghanistan

30
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What do Aimaqs speak?

A

Dari

31
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What religion are Aimaqs?

A

Sunni Muslims

32
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What percentage of population is comprised of Balochis

A

2%

33
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What religion are Balochis?

A

Sunni Muslim

34
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Where do Balochis live?

A

South Afghnistan

35
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What do Balochis speak?

A

Dari, pashtun and Baluchi

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