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2021-08-07 Afghanistan

Iran Setting Up Shia Militia in Afghanistan

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Posted by Lord Garth 2021-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 let them eat each other, who really gives a shit

Posted by Chris 2021-08-07 00:24|| 2021-08-07 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 The estimate of twenty percent Shia is high. Most official reports give it as 10%.

Posted by Gerthudion Whomoper3485 2021-08-07 08:25|| 2021-08-07 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 According to Wikipedia, which might be right,

The Hazaras are a Persian-speaking ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat, in central Afghanistan.

They are the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, and are also a significant minority group in neighboring Pakistan, where there is a population of between 650,000 and 900,000, mostly in Quetta.

Wikipedia estimates the world population as more than eight million, half of which is in Afghanistan.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-07 10:04|| 2021-08-07 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 The CIA World Factbook reports their estimates here. Out of Afghanistan’s national population of 37,466,414 as of last month, Hazeras are listed as third among ethnic groups, in non-alphabetical order. Afghan Persian is spoken by 78% of the multilingual Afghan population, being a lingua franca despite only 10-15% of the population being Shiite.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-07 10:19|| 2021-08-07 10:19|| Front Page Top

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