Known as a karakul hat, and made of the pelt of fetal or newborn lambs of the karakul breed of sheep, traditionally it was something worn by Tajiks and Uzbeks from northern Afghanistan.

is almost identical to Tajik and more than a quarter of Afghanistan's 40 million people are estimated to be ethnic Tajiks. With their rolled-up woollen Pakol hats, baggy trousers and full beards, the ...

DUSHANBE -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has expressed his vision of the future government of Afghanistan under the Taliban's control, saying that Dushanbe wants to see all ethnic groups in the ...

An Afghan hat vendor wearing an Uzbek cap waits for ... a chadar shawl which flows over their shoulders. The pakol, worn by Tajiks, is soft with chubby rolls of sheep wool to keep cold heads ...

But he insisted he regarded developments inside Afghanistan as internal matters for Afghanistan. The Tajik government meeting was attended by the Russian ambassador to Dushanbe and Russian ...

Tajikistan is the Central Asian republic that has given the greatest support to Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban forces, as was also the case during the Taliban’s first time in power (1996–2001 ...

Barki Tojik intends to boost electricity sales to Afghanistan by 17% amidst ongoing shortages in Tajikistan. Despite domestic rationing and increasing demand, Tajikistan sees the Taliban-run ...

Known as a karakul hat, and made of the pelt of fetal or newborn lambs of the karakul breed of sheep, traditionally it was something worn by Tajiks and Uzbeks from northern Afghanistan.

Kalai-Khumb (Tajikistan) (AFP) – For Afghans living under Taliban rule, a Saturday market is a rare chance to cross the border into neighbouring Tajikistan and pick up food and household goods.