hazaras

The Hazaras are the third largest ethnic group of Afghanistan, native to Hazarajat. They're essentially a diverse and mixed race, descended native Iranic peoples of Afghanistan and Turko-Mongols from North-Central/North/East Asia, many claim to be descendents of Genghis Khan. They are definitely NOT pure Mongolians despite some looking predominantly East Asian, many look different as they are a very diverse people. They speak Hazaragi, an Iranic language mutually intelligible with Dari (Afghan Persian) but contains many Altaic words as well. However genetically, they are closer to the Turkic peoples of Afghanistan such as the Uzbeks than the other Iranic speaking peoples. What makes them distinct from all the other ethnic groups is the fact that they are almost entirely Shi'ite (although there are minority shi'ites in Pashtun and Tajik peoples).