Kabul
Province is surrounded by Pashtun areas from South-West, East and South, while
North East connects it to Tajik territory. Kabul City and the districts north
of it are dominated by farsi speakers, while the rest of the districts are
dominated by Pashtuns. Furthermore, Kabul province is congruous with high population
density pashtun provinces, wherefrom constant immigration of people from rural
areas to metropolis of Kabul takes place. A report dated March 2009 by the
Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU), an Afghan not-for profit research
think-tank, states that "Kabul city
is ethnically varied, with large populations of all major ethnic groups in
Afghanistan. The broader province however is dominated by Pashtun and Tajik
groups. Kabul province’s population, excluding Kabul city, is around 500,000
people, with the majority (some 70% speaking Pashto has their first language,
and 30% speaking Dari). The majority of the Dari speakers live in the Shomali
plain". (http://cpau.org.af/manimages/publications/Kabul_Conflict_Analysis_Mar09_Final.pdf)
While
according to Mrrd (https://web.archive.org/web/20110727100218/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/Provincial%20Profiles/Kabul%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf),
Around 19% of the population of Kabul lives in rural districts while 81% lives
in urban areas. Around 51% of the population is male and 49% is female. Pashtu
is spoken by around sixty percent of the population and Dari is spoken by
around forty percent. A small number of people located in 5 villages speaks
Pashaie.
A
2007 provincial overview of Kabul by the US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Program
for Culture & Conflict Studies states that Kabul province is comprised of
various ethnic groups including Tajik, Hazara, Pashtun, Kuchi, Tatar, Hindus,
Sikhs and Qizilbash. The report provides the following information on the
location of the various ethnic groups within Kabul province: Tajiks are located throughout most of the
province.· Pashtuns are located throughout the districts
of Kabul province.· Hazara are located in pockets throughout Kabul
province.· Kuchi
in Kabul are located primarily in the north-west. The Qizilbash are located in the capital and
the surrounding districts.·
Tartar are located in the north-west
portion of Kabul province.·
A small number of Hindus are located in
the districts surrounding the capital.
Some
of the other useful links are reproduced below:
Based
on the above, following maps and data is included for visual reference, however,
it may be noted that Dari speaking Pashtuns are included with Tajiks, while
Kuchi data has not been considered:
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