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Tajiks in Afghanistan
![What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rts14j4n.jpg)
What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan
By Bismellah Alizada
The Hezb-i-Islami leader's return threatens to further upset Afghanistan's already precarious ethnic balance.
![Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtr3xml7.jpg)
Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position
By Bismellah Alizada
The ouster of Ahmad Zia Massoud further undermines ethnic balance in the fragile National Unity Government.
![The Sparring Strongmen of Northern Afghanistan The Sparring Strongmen of Northern Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-31_12-57-55.jpg)
The Sparring Strongmen of Northern Afghanistan
By Arif Sahar
Ethnic conflict has the potential to derail the country’s fragile progress.
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