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Kyrgyz of Afghanistan
Kyrgyz people are the minorities group in Afghanistan and they live in hillside of Pamir area which is in the border of northeast of Afghanistan. This area is located between border area of China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. Kyrgyz people of Afghanistan speak in Kyrgyz and to some extent they speck Persian. The main religion practiced among Kyrgyz is Sunni-Hanafi sect of Islam. Most of the Kyrgyz people who are about 140 families live near Tajikistan border an area by the name of Wakhan which is Pamir area with 4000-meter height from sea level. It is said that in 1916 the suppression of rebellions against Russia in central Asia forced Kyrgyz to migrate to Afghanistan. Since they have been living far away from the central part of country, their way of living has not been affected by the wars and different regimes particularly Taliban regime. For years, people of Afghanistan were not aware of Kyrgyz people in Afghanistan and it was only recently with the help of national geography Magazine these people were known to the world and people of Afghanistan. The harsh climate condition of Pamir area doesn’t allow farming; therefore, Life of Kyrgyz people is extremely relying on animal husbandry and their food is mostly made of dairy and meat rather than bread. The special dish of Kyrgyz is “Ghatama” which is made of milk, flour, and animal oil. Special guests are fed with Ghatama. Women are main work force in this culture. They have the main responsibilities in animal husbandry as well as house chores including needle works and knitting. Even though these people have been away of wars and violence of wars, they have gone through enormous difficulties. Non-existence of infrastructures particularly roads and also non-existence of hospitals and schools are the main concerns of these people. Due to the non-existence of doctors and medicine, Kyrgyz of Afghanistan from any range of age including children consume Opium as medicine. Kyrgyz people have not been benefited from fourteen years of aid of international community. One of the issues that made Kyrgyz people concerned about their survival is the high rate of infant and women mortality in the recent years. Proportionately, population of Kyrgyz women is much lower than men’s population and that has caused Krgyz see themselves exposed to the danger of extinction. As Kyrgyz people claim their population didn’t have growth over the last sixty years and it has never gone over 1500 people. Another reason which is interrelated to the low population is the expensive marriage ceremonies. According to this their culture, a man is supposed to give one hundred sheep and goats in order to get a wife. This put a hug barrier on path of marriage and thus many men will remain single in some cases until the age of fifty or more which affects population growth negatively. As it is said, the high expenses of marriage which is demanded by the girls’ families in forms of money or sheep is directly related to the low population of Kygyz women.