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The Inhabitants and Citizens of Kabul:
Kabul has a population of about two
hundred thousand and as this city is the
centre of the kingdom, people of nearly all
parts of the country live there. The common
religion is Islam and the majority of
the people of Kabul speak the Dari langu-
nage. Racially they are ARYAN and white-
skinned, but the mixing of the Mongol and
Semitic races in them has not been without
effect. The majority of the inhabitants of
Kabul are the Tajiks, the meaning of
which is Nobles and Landlords. They are
bold, handsome and tall, also keen and
intelligent, hard-working and patriotic. In
the city they engage in industry and trade,
while outside, their occupations are cat-
tle-breeding and agriculture.
The rest of the citizens of Kabul are
racial brothers of the Tajiks, the Pash-
tuns, brave, able-bodied and stout, also pa-
triotic-this race exists in great numbers.
Although their mother tongue is Pashto,
they can also speak the Dari language well.
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