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Central Asia [r]: A geographic area with many definitions, one common one based on the newly independent, predominantly Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union ^[e]

Pashtun [r]: Eastern Iranian ethnic group primarily located in southern Afghanistan and in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces of western Pakistan; their language is Pashto. ^[e]
- Durand Line [r]: 19th century demarcation of the border between Afghanistan and British India, now defining the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ^[e]
Tajik [r]: An ethnic group of Central Asia, culturally Persian and speaking the Dari dialect of Farsi; they are the dominant group of Tajikistan and the second largest ethnic group of Afghanistan ^[e]
Uzbek [r]: An ethnic group of Central Asia, speaking a Turkic language ^[e]
Hazara [r]: A Mongol-descended people of Afghanistan, speaking a dialect of Persian with Mongol words, and primarily following Shi'a Islam ^[e]
Afghan and Pakistani local forces [r]: Add brief definition or description
Deoband Islam [r]: Add brief definition or description

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