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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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Fearing persecution in Pakistan, Hazara youths undertake perilous journeys
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Fearing targeted extremism and an uncertain future in Pakistan, many Hazara youths are undertaking perilous journeys to Australia and Europe.
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Shia Hazaras commemorate victims of terror attacks in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): The Hazaras around the world including the United States annually commemorate victims of two terrorist attacks in Pakistan, said a Canada-based think tank.
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Shia Hazara minority protests killings in Pak terror attacks
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 21 (ANI): The Hazaras of Pakistan, a Shia minority regarded by extreme Sunnis as non-Islamic and persecuted for decades, and the diaspora in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia are commemorating the victims of two terrorist attacks in 20
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Ascendance of Taliban is double-edged sword for Tehran, says analyst
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 9 (ANI): For Tehran, the ascendance of the Taliban is something of a double-edged sword: a chance to fill the power void, but a void that comes with risk.
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Afghanistan: 13 Hazara killed by Taliban in Daykundi province
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Daykundi [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, including a 17-year-old girl, in Afghanistan's Daykundi province, a right group has said.
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13 Hazaras including 17-year-old girl among people killed in August: Repor
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 5 (ANI): Amid the Taliban's "ethnic cleansing" bid, a new investigation by Amnesty International revealed that 13 Hazaras, including nine former government soldiers and a 17-year-old girl were among the Afghans executed by the group on August 30.
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Taliban resort to 'ethnic cleansing' in several provinces
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 (ANI): The Taliban, which seized power in Afghanistan last month, have "started ethnic and tribal cleansing" in several provinces of the country even as Afghans face an escalating humanitarian crisis, reports said.
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China positioning itself as international partner to Taliban in temptation
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): China is clearly positioning itself to be a major international partner to the Taliban after the fall of Kabul as it is eyeing Afghanistan's USD 1-2 trillion worth of rare Earth materials -- most notably lithium.
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Taliban blows up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The Taliban have blown up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas during its previous tenure.
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Shias, Hazaras apprehensive as Taliban gain stronghold in Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], July 19 (ANI): The members of the Shia and Hazara community have concerns with the recent developments in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops from the war-torn nation.
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Afghan human rights watchdog calls for probe by international body into ta
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Relying on its assessments about some recent targeted attacks on the Hazara community, Afghanistan Human Rights Commission on Sunday reiterated that such attacks require comprehensive and deep investigation by an international team that should be picked by
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