Uzbekalternative words: Uzbeks keywords: race related topics: Afghanistan , Mazar i Sharif , Abdul Rashid Dostam related web sites: http://www.rferl.org/bd/uz/ explanation: Uzbeks are a minority (about 5% of the total population) living in the northern Afghanistan on the both side of border with Uzbekistan. They speak a variant of Turkish language and believe Sunni Islam. Ex soviet general and warlord of Mazar-i-Sharif, Abdul Rashid Dostam is an Uzbek. | |