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Eighty-eight percent of Uzbekistan's 27 million citizens are [[Muslim]]s, and the majority ethnic group is the [[Uzbek people]]. | Eighty-eight percent of Uzbekistan's 27 million citizens are [[Muslim]]s, and the majority ethnic group is the [[Uzbek people]]. | ||
Uzbekistan is strategically and economically important to [[Afghanistan]], as the main land route from northern Afghanistan crosses into Afghanistan. Securing the Afghan cities of [[Mazar-e-Sharif]] and [[Taloquan]] was an early priority in the [[Afghanistan War (2001-), major combat phase]]. Ethnically Uzbek troops under Berryelah Khan, were a major part of the [[Northern Alliance]] and key to the attack on Taloquan. | |||
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Uzbekistan is a land-locked Central Asian nation, formerly part of Soviet Union.[1] Eighty-eight percent of Uzbekistan's 27 million citizens are Muslims, and the majority ethnic group is the Uzbek people.
Uzbekistan is strategically and economically important to Afghanistan, as the main land route from northern Afghanistan crosses into Afghanistan. Securing the Afghan cities of Mazar-e-Sharif and Taloquan was an early priority in the Afghanistan War (2001-), major combat phase. Ethnically Uzbek troops under Berryelah Khan, were a major part of the Northern Alliance and key to the attack on Taloquan.