How diverse is your country?
Afghanistan used to be very diverse and still is. It has a very rich history. The only thing we hear are the fanatical groups like the Taliban. It is diverse both in religion and appearance. You had so many invasions, they fought 3 super powers and geolocation is ripe for diversity.The population of the country is divided into a wide variety of ethnolinguistic groups. The ethnic groups of the country are as follows: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Arab, Brahui, Pamiri and some others. The Afghan National Anthem mentions a total of 14 ethnic groups.HazarasYoung afghan hazara wedding couple AfghanHazara Afghan weddingKyrgyz near Pamir Mountain in AfghanistaKrygyz walkingHere is a documentary about themKyrgyz of the Wakhan - Life in the Afghan Pamir Mountains - CDI ProjectHerati AfghanThey would hate to be called Persian or from Iran but their accent and appearance is very similar to them.A little Afghan girl from mountains of Tora Bora.Pakhtoon or Pashtoons. These make up majority of Afghan population. Studies conducted by Israelis show that a faction of them were part of lost tribe of Israeli Jews. They have their own tribal code called the pashtoon wali.Pashtoon man from northern Afghanistan.Don't mess with a Pashtoon. They hate being pushed around and fighting is in their DNA.Tajiks form the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. I am Tajik myself and even within Tajiks there are so many differences in both cultural practice and accents.Group of Tajik girls and teachers.Nuristani are an Indo-Iranian people, representing a fourth independent branch of the Aryan peoples (Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Nuristani, and Dardic), who live in isolated regions of northeastern Afghanistan as well as across the border in the district of Chitral in Pakistan.They say Afghanistan is 99% Muslim. It could be true but when I went there the people don't even have street addresses so how could you give me a sure answer about their religious identity.Numbers are dwindling because of persecution. Afghanistan still has healthy sikh communityHere is a better explanation of ethnic groups abobe was just visual presentation Ethnic groups in Afghanistan - Wikipedia
Ah yes kitten season. It has everything to do with the amount of daylight hours. With that being said females come into heat most often.
What was/is the coolest predator to ever exist?
Smilodon (Sabre-tooth Tiger)Deadliest? probably not!?Coolest? Definitely!Popularly known as the Saber-toothed Tiger (cool name), Smilodon is the genus of now-extinct prehistoric cats with three species-S. gracilis, S. fatalis and S. populator, S.populotor being the largest, with weight about 220–400 kgs and heights upto 120 cm. Similar in size to lions, they had a much muscular, beefy built with shorter legs and tail, and the obvious, elongated canines - which could grow up to 11 inches Putting it this way, they were the Powerlifter equivalents to the modern day Big Cats!They could open their mouth up to 120 degrees, which becomes a necessity if you want to sink those fangs in to something effectively. But everything comes at a cost- their bite force was probably not very impressive- lesser than the present day lions, mostly due to the small size of their lower jaw to accommodate the canines. Also, the canines were quite brittle and didn’t grow back. Nevertheless, their ambush prowess was impressive owing to their powerful, muscular bodies.But of course, whose counting deadly anyways? Fangs look cool!With their remains found in the American continents, their extinction has been linked to climate change, food shortages due to decline in number of larger ruminants and possible human interaction.Diego from the popular Ice Age series was based on Smilodons.Don’t worry! Just a regular tooth-inspectionSay Cheese!Ref:How Much Do You Know About the Saber-Tooth Tiger?Smilodon - WikipediaSmilodon - Facts and PicturesEdit: Updated on bite force and lethality comparison. updated a picture for refence.Edit 2: Updated the Genus classification and added a new reference.Edit 3: It’s Sabre-toothed cat incorrectly referred to as a Sabre-toothed Tiger. Tiger sounds cool though.