Imagine the heart of Central Asia, a land carved by towering, jagged mountains that hug hidden valleys, where whispers of ...

6 2 The term Hazara, as used in this report ... Interview with witness, Kabul, January 2001.

On at least two occasions, the Taliban killed delegations of Hazara elders who had attempted ... 7 Interview with witness, Kabul, January 2001. 8 Interview with witness, Kabul, January 2001.

The Kabul explosion came as Afghan security forces step up ground and air offensives in Jaghori and Malistan districts, where Hazara pro-government fighters and Afghan troops are battling the ...

Mr Ghani is the first Afghan president to visit the country. But the visit has been met with mass protests from the local Hazara community, who fear he is trying to broker a deal to deport Hazara ...

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On May 8, a bombing outside a girls’ school in a Hazara neighbourhood of western Kabul killed at least 90 people and wounded a further 200, most of them teenagers heading home. Lawyer and board ...