Persian-speakers of Afghanistan
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Persian is one of the official languages of Afghanistan, and the ethnic Persian Tajiks make the largest minority within the country.
Persians of Afghanistan make up about 50% of the population in the country, where Persian language is one of the official languages. Pashtu is the second official language after Persian Language. The Persian language is spoken by around 50% of the population, while Pashto is spoken and understood by around 35% of the population, mostly native Pashtu-speaker.
See also
- Tajiks
- Hazara people
- Aymaq
- Farsiwan
External links
- Afghanistan entry at The World Factbook
- Afghanistan from UCB Libraries GovPubs
- Persian-speakers of Afghanistan on the Open Directory Project
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