The Hazara Turkmens, Torkomans, Turkmun, Turkmeni or Turkmany(mainly used to refer to the language) people belong to the Oghuz branch of Turks. Apart from living in Turkmenistan, Turkmen also live in Afghanistan and Iran. But the Turkmens of Northern Afghanistan such as Jowzjan Province and the Turkmens of Turkman Valley which is located in the Parwan Province have been separated for centuries due to war which had caused the Turkmens of Dare Turkmun to come into contact with other ethnic groups such as the Hazaras and Tajiks and adopt their customs and language. This had assimilated the Turkmens of Dare Turkman with the local Hazara tribe. Turkmani people have more of a Caucasoid admixture which sets them apart from other Hazaras, therefore making them more visually recognizable.
Hazaras of (Dare Turkmun) are the descendants of Turkmens from Charjew or what is now known as Turkmenabat. The Turkmens of Dare Turkmen share their history with the Turkmens of now Modern Turkmenistan, But their history of when they had moved down into Afghanistan had been passed down to them orally. The Turkmens of Dare Turkmun say that they had migrated down the amudarya into today's Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan settling in Qaraqin but was then forced to migrated again further down deep into Afghanistan towards Kabul from the invading Russian armies, the Hazaras Dare Turkmun was led by their tribe leader who is now called Baba (Hazaragi word for Grandfather). The Turkmun people settled in (Dare Turkman) Turkman Valley some three to four centuries ago.
Hazaras of (Dare Turkmun) have their own dialect of the Persian Dari language known as Hazaragi.