Pashtun vs. Hazara Life
Pashtun:
Hazara:
- 38% of Afghanistan's population'
- Highest Caste
- Live in moderate to luxurious homes
- Have access to education
- Have access and opportunity to go into any profession they desire
- Make up government of Afghanistan
- Speak Pashto
- Make up Taliban army
Hazara:
- 19% of Afghanistan's population
- Lowest Caste
- Live in village called Hazarajat
- Live in mud huts with no running water, heating, or plumbing
- Prohibited from going to school, therefore, forcing Hazara people to be illiterate
- Restricted in job availability, as most Hazara people are forced to be slaves and servants for Pashtun people
- No political power