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Afghanistan: 'A Kebab Shop in Kabul, manned by a Hazara proprietor, 1841'. James Atkinson, 'Character and Costumes of Afghaunistan', 1843

Afghanistan: 'A Kebab Shop in Kabul, manned by a Hazara proprietor, 1841'. James Atkinson, 'Character and Costumes of Afghaunistan', 1843

Hazara are a Persian-speaking people who mainly live in central Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are overwhelmingly Twelver Shia Muslims and make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, forming about 20% of the total population.

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