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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]], a [[Turkic]] group. | ||
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. | 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, a Turkic group.
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.