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Kuchi–Hazara conflict, also called the Kuchi–Hazara dispute, is the series of conflicts between Kuchis and Hazaras over the lands in Hazarajat, the central highlands of Afghanistan, since the early 18th century. After the establishment of new Afghan Government, these conflicts have turned into war between Hazaras and Kuchis.
The history of Hazara people in Pakistan dates back to the 1840s, when Hazara tribesmen from Hazarajat began migration to colonial India because of persecution by Pashtuns. Many Hazaras were enlisted in the British Indian Army , beginning with enlistment into the Presidency armies during the First Anglo-Afghan War .
During this time, the Hazaras were set apart from Afghanistan's other ethnic groups due to their status as Shia rather than Sunni Muslims. [5] As a Sunni Muslim and a member of the Pashtun majority, Abdul Rahman Khan encouraged violence against the Hazaras. [5] This genocide of the Hazaras was also perpetrated by Pashtun religious leaders.
The massacre of Hazaras in Mazar-i-Sharif: Mazar-i-Sharif-Balkh Province: Taliban, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin: 2,000 [10] [11] to 20,000 [12] Taliban forces by aid of Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin attacked to vast number of Hazaras, after arriving to Mazar-i-Sharif [13] Between 1999 and 2000 The massacre of Hazaras in Sar-e Pol Province: Sar-e Pol ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights ...
There is a famous story of 40 Hazara girls in Uruzgan committing suicide to escape sex slavery during the persecution. [24] 9,000 Hazara women were enslaved in Kabul alone. [4] 30 mule loads; [25] or roughly over 400 decapitated Hazara heads [N 2] were allegedly sent to Kabul. The Sultan Ahmad Hazara tribe of Uruzgan was in particular severely ...
Successive Pashtun-dominated Afghan governments have repeatedly made claims that the Hazara nationalists have received funding from Iran, [2] despite the fact that the Hazara nationalists are against the Iranian regime, and have criticized the theocratic regime on many occasions for discrimination against the Hazara people in Iran. According to ...
The advocacy for Pashtun rights, such as by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), has occasionally resulted in accusations of marginalisation or misrepresentation of Pashtuns in official narratives. [3] [4] In Afghanistan, tensions have been reported between Pashtuns and other ethnic groups, particularly in regions dominated by Tajiks and Hazaras.