In Afghanistan religion and religious beliefs are the explanations for much of the structure as well as the chaos in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan there are many groups within the Muslim community. ... The lack of unity in the nation and the desire for order is what made Afghanistan the perfect place for the uprising of the Taliban. I hope to reveal the impact that religion, especially the Muslim tribes, has played in the history of Afghanistan.
From the political structure, to the schools, religion has been the reason for much of the history of Afghanistan. ... The main religion in Afghanistan is Islam. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the people in Afghanistan are Muslim. ... In Afghanistan there are basically two major divisions of Islam: the Sunni and the Shiite. ... (12)
Sunni Muslims account for eighty-five percent of the populace in Afghanistan. ... In Afghanistan, Pashtuns have traditionally resided in a large semi-circular area following the Afghan border form north of the Darya-e-Morgab east and southward to just north of the 35 latitude. Enclaves of Pashtuns live scattered among other ethnic groups in much of the rest of the country, especially in the northern regions and in the western interior due to the resettlement policies of, Amir Abdul Rahman Khan who ruled Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901. ... net) From its founding in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, Afghanistan has traditionally been dominated by the Pashtuns, who before 1978 constituted a 51% minority in the country. However, as a result of the 1979 Soviet invasion the population distribution in Afghanistan has changed. ... This, accordingly, lowered the percentage of Pashtuns inside Afghanistan temporarily and raised the percentages of the countrys other ethnic groups. By the mid-1990s many of the refugees returned restoring the Pashtuns to their status of the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan constituting about 45% of the population. ... net) A sect of Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan are the Tajiks Muslims. ... However, many formerly lived in Afghanistan. After the Soviet Unions invasion and occupation of Afghanistan (from 1979 to 1988), fighting continued between Afghan groups seeking power. ... While many Tajik refugees settled in Pakistan, others remained in refugee camps, waiting for the situation in Afghanistan to stabilize enough for them to return home.
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