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Despite constituting up to 19% of Afghanistan's population, Hazaras have not been appointed for any ministries, provincial administrations, security commands, or army corps. [ 8 ] [ 37 ] The Taliban also revoked the Shia Personal Status Law, resulting in the disenfranchisement of the Hazara and Shia community within the country. [ 8 ]
The Hazara genocide occurred in the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Afghan War when the Afghanistan Emirate signed the Treaty of Gandamak. Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman set out to bring the Turkistan , Hazaristan , and Kafiristan regions under his control.
Northern, central and western Afghanistan +15,000 United Nations: "These are the same type of war crimes as were committed in Bosnia and should be prosecuted in national courts". [52] See some campaigns listed below. The Hazara claim the Taliban executed 15,000 of their people in their campaign through northern and central Afghanistan. [53]
Afghanistan-Pakistan: heads of state of Afghanistan, Taliban, Haqqani network, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, ISIL, Pashtuns, Kochi people: 1888–1893 Suppression of 1888–1893 Uprisings of Hazaras: Hazarajat: Afghan army under Abdur Rahman Khan: Thousands [5] [6] to 409,500 Hazaras according to a Hazara author [7] February 11–12, 1993 Afshar ...
On August 20, 1998, the US government issued a warning for non-Muslims to leave Afghanistan. [20] Meanwhile, Iran responded to the situation in neighboring Afghanistan by dispatching troops to its border. [11] In the weeks after the takeover the Taliban announced the execution of some soldiers who had been responsible for crimes. [21]
War crimes in Afghanistan covers the period of conflict from 1979 to the present. Starting with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, 40 years of civil war in various forms has wracked Afghanistan.
From July 4 to July 6, 2021, the Taliban carried out a series of killings in the village of Mundarakht, situated in the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan, targeting Hazara men. [1] The killings were condemned and shock was expressed at the savagery of killings, especially when it was revealed that the Taliban used torture in order to kill the men.
The Hazara ethnic group mainly inhabit the central and eastern regions of Afghanistan, as well as parts of Pakistan and Iran. They are estimated to make up about 20% of Afghanistan's population. [3] The Hazara are predominantly Shia Muslims with significant Sunni Muslims, which makes them a religious minority in a largely Sunni Muslim country ...