Pashai

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Pashai
Total population

200,000
Regions with significant populations
Laghman and Kunar Province
Languages
Pashayi language, Persian and Pashto
Religions
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kalash and Nuristani

Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and northeastern Afghanistan. Other Pashai communities are found over the border in neighbooring Pakistan in the Chitral district. They are mainly concentrated in Kohistan of Kabul, Laghman, and northern Kunar. They are descendants of ancient inhabitants of the region.[1]

The Northern Alliance commander Hazrat Ali, is a Pashai.

[edit] References

  1. ^ M. Longworth Dames, G. Morgenstierne, and R. Ghirshman (1999). "AFGHĀNISTĀN". Encyclopaedia of Islam (CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0). Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. 

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