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Hazarajat, also known as Hazaristan is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Kuh-e Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. It is the homeland of the Hazara people who make up the majority of its population. Hazarajat denotes an ethnic and religious zone.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight in Kajran district, Daykundi Province.
Bamyan Province
Winters in central Afghanistan can be brutally cold with temperatures as low as −20 °C (−4.0 °F).
Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD.
Hazaras
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The Hazaras are an ethnic group and a principal component of the population of Afghanistan. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan. Hazaras are also as significant minority groups in Pakistan mainly in Quetta and Iran mainly in Mashhad. They speak the Dari and Hazaragi dialects of Persian. Dari, also known as Dari Persian, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan.
Hazara schoolboys
Ethnic Hazara men in Behsud, Maidan Wardak
Hazaras on the anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari's death in 2021 in Kabul
Abdul Khaliq, a Hazara school student who assassinated Muhammad Nadir Shah, the king of Afghanistan