No U.S. administration should legitimize the Taliban by seeking its assistance for re-engagement in Afghanistan.

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Howayda fears he could be killed if he returns to Afghanistan. "They despise me because I'm Hazara, a Shia minority known for our art, music, and dance - everything the Taliban considers haram ...

The Taliban have displaced hundreds of families belonging to Afghanistan’s Shiite Hazara community in central Afghanistan, reinforcing fears of renewed persecution against a minority that ...

Number of Afghans leaving Pakistan in April at 19-month high, say UNHCR, IOM; USCIRF says minorities at risk in Afghanistan.

ISKP is an extremist group that frequently targets Shi’ite Muslims, especially the Hazara minority who comprise about 10 per cent of Afghanistan’s population. In September 2022, a suicide ...

A prominent Melbourne Afghan leader and lawyer has condemned Labor for failing to a delete a slew of “racist” online comments ...

The Australian Greens support the calls from the Hazara community and international human rights groups to recognise and condemn escalations in violence, the ongoing persecution and acts of genocide ...

Howayda fears he could be killed if he returns to Afghanistan. “They despise me because I’m, Hazara, a Shia minority known for our art, music, and dance – everything the Taliban considers ...