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The '''Turkic people in Afghanistan''' are [[Turkic people]] from modern day [[Afghanistan]]. The major Turkic tribes are the |
The '''Turkic people in Afghanistan''' are [[Turkic people]] from modern day [[Afghanistan]]. The major Turkic tribes are the [[Uzbeks]], [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]], [[Turkmens]] and [[Hazaras]] and [[Qizilbash]]. The Qizilbash came to Afghanistan during the [[Afsharid]] and [[Durrani]] rule in Afghanistan and since they worked at high government jobs, but also made up parts of the army, especially when [[Timur Shah Durrani]] wanted to get rid of the dependency on Pashtun tribes and expanded his army by 12.000 Qizilbash soldier. [[Zaman Shah Durrani|Zaman Shah Durranis]] cavalry consisted of 100.000 men, who were mostly Qizilbashs.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Noelle |first1=Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ylTi-e2C_0IC&q=timur+shah+durrani+12.000+qizilbash&pg=PA26 |title=State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863) |date=25 June 2012 |isbn=9781136603174}}</ref> Today they live in big cities like [[Kabul]], [[Mazar e Sharif]] and [[Kandahar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Joshua |title=Qizilbash in Afghanistan |url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14498/AF |access-date=2019-04-24 |website=joshuaproject.net |language=en}}</ref> Currently they speak mainly [[Persian language|Persian]] as their language, however in some regions, as in Kandahar, they also speak [[Pashto]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Joshua |title=Qizilbash in Afghanistan |url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14498/AF |access-date=2019-04-24 |website=joshuaproject.net |language=en}}</ref> They speak the same language as their ethnic equivalents in [[Central Asia]]. In addition to that the [[Kyrgyz people]] settle the [[Wakhan Corridor]] of [[Afghanistan]] and are really isolated there. The number of them was 1,130 in 2003, all from eastern [[Wakhan District]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Estrin |first=James |date=February 4, 2013 |title=A Hard Life on the 'Roof of the World' |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/a-hard-life-on-the-roof-of-the-world/}} {{verify source|date=September 2019|reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/893922619 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/893498039 cite #44 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> in the [[Badakhshan Province]] of northeastern Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wak.p65 |url=http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/WCR.pdf |accessdate=2013-02-28}} {{verify source|date=September 2019|reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/893922619 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/893498039 cite #8 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> They still lead a nomadic lifestyle and are led by a ''[[Khan (title)|khan]]'' or ''[[Tegin|tekin]].'' Some economic ties exist between Turkey and [[Uzbek people]] in Northern-Afghanistan and there are Turkish police trainers in [[Maidan Wardak Province|Maidan Wardak]], in the east of the country. |
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The Turkic people in Afghanistan are Turkic people from modern day Afghanistan. The major Turkic tribes are the Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Turkmens and Hazaras and Qizilbash. The Qizilbash came to Afghanistan during the Afsharid and Durrani rule in Afghanistan and since they worked at high government jobs, but also made up parts of the army, especially when Timur Shah Durrani wanted to get rid of the dependency on Pashtun tribes and expanded his army by 12.000 Qizilbash soldier. Zaman Shah Durranis cavalry consisted of 100.000 men, who were mostly Qizilbashs.[1] Today they live in big cities like Kabul, Mazar e Sharif and Kandahar.[2] Currently they speak mainly Persian as their language, however in some regions, as in Kandahar, they also speak Pashto.[3] They speak the same language as their ethnic equivalents in Central Asia. In addition to that the Kyrgyz people settle the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and are really isolated there. The number of them was 1,130 in 2003, all from eastern Wakhan District[4] in the Badakhshan Province of northeastern Afghanistan.[5] They still lead a nomadic lifestyle and are led by a khan or tekin. Some economic ties exist between Turkey and Uzbek people in Northern-Afghanistan and there are Turkish police trainers in Maidan Wardak, in the east of the country.
See also
References
- ^ Noelle, Christine (25 June 2012). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). ISBN 9781136603174.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Qizilbash in Afghanistan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Qizilbash in Afghanistan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ Estrin, James (February 4, 2013). "A Hard Life on the 'Roof of the World'". The New York Times. [verification needed]
- ^ "Wak.p65" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-28. [verification needed]
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