The Balochs are followed by Pashtun, Brahui, Tajik, Uzbek, and Hazara. Chuchvara is a very small boiled dumpling typical of Uzbek and Tajik cuisine. The Uzbeks of Afghanistan are Sunni Muslims and fluent in Uzbek. Shortwave broadcasts in Azerbaijani, Bengali, Khmer, Kurdish, Lao, and Uzbek were dropped too. There are also Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Russian minorities. The recruits were Azeri, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, and Tadjik. The area was under attack from Uzbek and Turkmen tribes. Russian is the most widely spoken second language, followed by Kyrgyz and Uzbek. Turkmen soldiers were an important element of the Uzbek militaries of this period. Oman and the Uzbek khanates of Bukhara and Khiva regained independence. With most Uzbek university researchers nearing retirement, this imbalance imperils Uzbekistan's research future. Refugees were unable to return to Uzbekistan due to harsh Uzbek government actions. Uzbekistan declared three days of mourning and Uzbek embassies opened the book of condolences. There are separate wings in both Syria and Afghanistan of the Uzbek Imam Bukhari Jamaat. There are four Uzbek enclaves within Kyrgyzstan.