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Native to or an inhabitant of Afghanistan.
The dominant group, particularly in Kabul,
are the Pathans. The Tadzhiks, a smaller
ethnic group, are predominantly traders and
farmers in the province of Herat and around
Kabul. The Hazaras, another farming group,
are found in the southern mountain ranges of
the Hindu Kush. The Uzbeks and Turkomen are
farmers, and speak Altaic family languages.
The smallest Altaic minority are the Kirghiz,
who live in the Pamir. Baluchi nomads live in
the south, and Nuristani farmers live in the
mountains of the north east. The Pathans,
Tadzhiks, and Hazaras are traditionally
nomadic horse breeders, and speak languages
belonging to the Iranian branch of the
Indo-European family. The majority of the
population are Sunni Muslims, the most recent
converts being the Nuristanis.