Back in Bamiyan, trouble was brewing. After several failed attempts to conquer the province, Taliban forces cut deals with Tajik and Hazara military leaders and marched in unopposed in September 1998.

The jihadists have repeatedly targeted the historically persecuted Shiite Hazara community, considering them heretics. Hazaras make up the majority of the population in Bamiyan province ...

The Bamiyan region is majority inhabited by members of the Hazara Shiite community. The historically persecuted religious minority has been repeatedly targeted by the Islamic State (IS ...