Ethnic Groups

ethnic group: Examine a map of Afghanistans ethnicity and it looks like a wildly colourful abstract painting: a huge southerly swath of green running into Pakistan for the Pashtun, the countrys largest ethnic group, smaller clumps of cream, blue, pink and brown for the Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek and Aimak peoples, and a sprinkling of colours representing a half-dozen other ethnic groups, according to The Chronicle Herald. Any strong leader who emerges runs the risk of being killed, as many have been, by a rival faction and Add to that the complexities of religion in the greater Middle East, four main languages augmented by 30 others and centuries of instability and armed conflicts, and even sorting out the good guys from the bad can be a puzzle. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.