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Taliban takeover: Shia Hazara minority subjected to targeted killings, vio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): As the Taliban takeover the war-torn country, the Shia Hazara minority in Afghanistan are regularly subjected to targeted killings, violence, and discrimination based on their religious and ethnic identity, said a Canada-based think tank.
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China positioning itself as international partner to Taliban in temptation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months 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 : 4 years, 7 months 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 : 4 years, 8 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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Former Afghan VP Khalili warns against 'targeted attacks' on Hazara commun
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 14 (ANI): Former Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday warned that the people will "attempt anything" to ensure their safety if the government does not prevent "targeted attacks against Hazara community" as well as other injustices in the country after two
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Afghan human rights watchdog calls for probe by international body into ta
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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US withdrawal sparks new wave of violence in Balochistan by Pakistan Talib
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): The US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to increased violence in Balochistan by Pakistan Taliban.
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Pak-Afghan Hazara Shias become prime target of Sunni extremists
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Hazara Shias remain a prime target for various Sunni terrorist groups such as Taliban and Islamic state group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In southwestern Pakistan, the Hazaras live in ethnic ghettos and little information filters out from this highly
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Hazara killings show Pakistani state failed to eliminate terrorist network
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): The targeted killings of 11 Hazaras coalminers in Mach on January 3 have brought an unpalatable fact to light: Pakistan is suffering the consequences of a deliberate policy of inciting, financing, training and equipping terrorists and jihadis.
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Hazaras continue to be targeted due to Pak's appeasement of anti-Shia mili
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): Eleven coal miners from Hazara community were killed in a brutal attack in Balochistan last month and the members of the community continue to be targeted due to Pakistan's appeasement of anti-Shia militancy.
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Senior Iranian cleric demands Imran Khan to end targeted killing of Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 11 (ANI): Condemning the recent attack in Pakistan that killed 11 people from the minority Shiite Hazara community in Balochistan, senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has demanded Imran Khan-led government to put an end to the targeted killing of the
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Imran Khan meets families of slain Hazara miners, talks about bringing Sau
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who on Saturday met bereaved families of 11 Hazara coal miners killed in January 3 terrorist attack, talked about his ambitions to play a role in issues concerning some Muslim countries and said his aim
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