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The '''Hazara''' are an ethnic and religious group in Afghanistan making up 9% of the population.<ref name=CWF>{{citation
The '''Hazara''' are an ethnic and religious group in Afghanistan making up around 9% to 10% of the population. They are of Mongol ancestry and speak Hazaragi, a Persian dialect which uses Mongol words. Their religion is principally Shi'a Muslim, but they do include Sunni.
| title = Afghanistan
| publisher = Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook
| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
}}</ref>  They are of Mongol ancestry and speak Hazaragi, a dialect of Persian with Mongol words. While they are principally Twelver Shi'a Muslims, they do include Sunni.


In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to [[Pashtun]]s. Some moved to [[Turkestan]].
In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to [[Pashtun]]s and some Hazara subsequently relocated to [[Turkestan]].


Some Hazara fought with the Northern Alliance, but were always on the fringes due to anti-Shia feelings. One of their leaders, [[Abdul Ali Mazari]] allied temporarily with the Taliban, but died in their hands, resulting in Hazara hostility to the Taliban. <ref name=Rashid2000>{{citation
| author = Ahmed Rashid
| title = Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
| publisher = Yale University Press
| year = 2000
| isbn = 0300089023}}, pp. 34-35</ref>
He was succeeded, as leader of the Hazara  Hezb-e-Wahdat (Unity Party), by [[Karim Khalili]], who became Vice-President of the country under the Transitional Government, and  Second Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on December 7, 2004.
[[Mohammed Mohaqeq]] is a current and influential leader, who ran for president in 2004.
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The Hazara are an ethnic and religious group in Afghanistan making up around 9% to 10% of the population. They are of Mongol ancestry and speak Hazaragi, a Persian dialect which uses Mongol words. Their religion is principally Shi'a Muslim, but they do include Sunni.

In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to Pashtuns and some Hazara subsequently relocated to Turkestan.

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