History of the Jews in Afghanistan
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history-of-the-jews-in-afghanistan-176-6779904
title:
History of the Jews in Afghanistan
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The history of the Jews in Afghanistan goes back at least 2,500 years. Ancient Iranian tradition suggests that Jews settled in Balkh, an erstwhile Zoroastrian and Buddhist stronghold, shortly after the collapse of the Kingdom of Judah in 587 BCE. In more recent times, the community has been reduced to complete extinction due to emigration, primarily to Israel. At the time of the large-scale 2021 Taliban offensive, only two Jews were still residing in the country: Zablon Simintov and his distant
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Ethnic group
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Afghanistan
date created:
2005-05-05T14:56:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T17:21:13Z
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