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New Comprehensive Afghan DNA Study!
A recent article has come out showing the differences and similarities among Afghan ethnic groups by studying the Y-Haplogroup (male) marker of Afghans.
There are genetic similarites between the Tajiks and the Pashtuns. On the flip side, the Uzbeks and Hazaras are genetically linked, their differences today are because of cultural shifts in the population.
Some keypoints:
1. Pashtuns and Tajiks have the largest R1a1a (Indo-Iranian marker) makeup in their respective populations: Pashtuns (51.02%) and Tajiks (30.36%). That suggests 49% of Pashtuns, and 70% of Tajiks in this study, were not originally part of that group in the beginning, meaning cultural assimilation in the past 5,000 years.
2. Uzbeks, Hazaras, and Turkmens share a similar East Asian ancestry: C3-M217 was significantly more frequent (p = 4.55×10−9) in Uzbeks (41.18%) and Hazaras (33.33%) than it was in Tajiks (3.57%) and Pashtuns (2.04%).
3. There were many oddballs in the study, there were some Hazara that showed ancestry to East African, meaning most likely some link to the slave trade, possibly by the Mongols or Turks.
4. There were Pashtuns and Tajiks in the study that had Romani (gypsy) genetic markers, I believe, most likely from the slave trade (aka Hindu Kush slave trade) as well.
5. Some Afghans who claimed they were Arab, ended up being (surprise surprise), South Asian.
6. There were NO genetic links between Pashtuns or Tajiks to the Greeks in this study.
The conclusion is simple, Afghans all share a common history in the region. Marked by Neolithic, Bronze Age civilizations, amalgamated in time by the different tribes that migrated to the region, and the genetic variability they brought from their conquered lands.
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There are genetic similarites between the Tajiks and the Pashtuns. On the flip side, the Uzbeks and Hazaras are genetically linked, their differences today are because of cultural shifts in the population.
Some keypoints:
1. Pashtuns and Tajiks have the largest R1a1a (Indo-Iranian marker) makeup in their respective populations: Pashtuns (51.02%) and Tajiks (30.36%). That suggests 49% of Pashtuns, and 70% of Tajiks in this study, were not originally part of that group in the beginning, meaning cultural assimilation in the past 5,000 years.
2. Uzbeks, Hazaras, and Turkmens share a similar East Asian ancestry: C3-M217 was significantly more frequent (p = 4.55×10−9) in Uzbeks (41.18%) and Hazaras (33.33%) than it was in Tajiks (3.57%) and Pashtuns (2.04%).
3. There were many oddballs in the study, there were some Hazara that showed ancestry to East African, meaning most likely some link to the slave trade, possibly by the Mongols or Turks.
4. There were Pashtuns and Tajiks in the study that had Romani (gypsy) genetic markers, I believe, most likely from the slave trade (aka Hindu Kush slave trade) as well.
5. Some Afghans who claimed they were Arab, ended up being (surprise surprise), South Asian.
6. There were NO genetic links between Pashtuns or Tajiks to the Greeks in this study.
The conclusion is simple, Afghans all share a common history in the region. Marked by Neolithic, Bronze Age civilizations, amalgamated in time by the different tribes that migrated to the region, and the genetic variability they brought from their conquered lands.
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