Tuesday, July 5

Pashtuns and Hazaras in Afghanistan

Pashtuns and Hazaras are ethnic groups in Afghanistan. In order to better understand the relationship between Amir and Hassan in The Kite Runner, you will need to answer the following questions in your blog.

Use the following websites to help you:
Hazaras - http://www.afghan-network.net/Ethnic-Groups/hazaras.html
Pashtuns - http://www.afghan-network.net/Ethnic-Groups/pashtuns.html

Blog Title: Pashtuns and Hazaras in Afghanistan

Assignment:

1) What percentage of the population do Pashtuns and Hazaras make up in Afghanistan?

2) Where do Pashtuns mainly live? What language do they speak?

3) Where do Hazaras mainly live? What language do they speak?

4) What effect did the Soviet Invasion of 1979 have on the Pashtun/Hazara ethnic groups?

5) From what you read, why is there a conflict between Amir and Hassan? How does what you learned explained their relationship?