Whilst this dissent is somewhat unprecedented, persecution of the Hazaras in Afghanistan is anything but. The Hazaras have faced targeted persecution in Afghanistan for over a century.

The killings took place in a remote border district between Daikundi, which has a predominantly Hazara population, and Ghor provinces, in central Afghanistan. The men were returning from a ...

Over the last year, the Hazara, an ethno-religious minority group in Afghanistan, have been subjected to increased attacks. In August 2022, Islamic State–Khorasan Province (IS-K), the regional ...

However, the Hazara community has been subjected to targeted attacks by IS-K and the Taliban. A view of a suicide bomb attack scene in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 30, 2022. A suicide bomber ...

The Taliban sided with Iran and condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military targets. Iran has a long history of ...

Hazara women walk along a road in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, Nov. 6, 2016. (Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR via Getty Images) Thousands of families from the Hazara ethnic group in Afghanistan ...

Over 10 countries condemned Afghanistan’s human rights violations, urging international accountability and justice, ...

Kansas City-area members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority — some new arrivals since the U.S. evacuation in 2021 — are creating a community and celebrating traditions here while trying ...

Women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community protested in Kabul, after a suicide bombing at an education centre left dozens dead - Copyright AFP - Women from ...

Hazaras are an ethnic group native to and primarily residing in the Hazaristan region in central Afghanistan and generally scattered throughout Afghanistan. Hazaras speak Persian. They are mostly ...