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Ethnicities in Afghanistan include Pashtun, Tajik, and Hazara. Current unrest dates from 1979 by the start of a rebellion began by several ethnic groups against the government. The Soviet Union Intervention made problems worse when their established government collapsed in 1992. The Taliban, a faction of the Pashtun, was able to secure control in 1995. The US were able to overthrow the Taliban in 2001, but this created even more issues among the ethnic group

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Most numerous ethnicity is Persian, they also constitute the world's largest ethnic group that adheres to the Shiite Islam.

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Approximately 3/4 of Iraqis are Arabs and 1/6 are Kurds. Arab pop. is divided between two Muslim branches, Sunnis and Shiites. Iraqs principled ethnic groups are split in regions, Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the center and Shiites in the south.

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An example of divided ethnicity is evident across several countries in Western Asia. The Division of the Ottoman Empire after the Allied Powers victory in WW1 created a state known as Kurdistan to the south and west. Today 30million Kurds are spread out throughout several countries.

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The split of India and Pakistan led to cultural tensions.
Many ethnic groups were divided or forced together in ways that were unnatural and led to rough relations. Approximately 7 million people caught on the wrong side felt the need to migrate