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Bookmark or Share- World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Afghanistan ...Hazaras are one of the national ethnic minorities recognized in the new Afghan Constitution and have been given full right to Afghan citizenship. Only two Hazaras gained seats in President Hamid Karzai's initial cabinet, and the only representative of their main political party, Hizb-e Wahdat gained the position of vice president.
- Persecution of Hazaras - WikipediaHazaras have been systemically killed and discriminated against socially, economically, and culturally with specific intent, argued by some to constitute genocide. [4] [3] [5] The Hazaras primarily come from the central regions of Afghanistan, known as Hazarajat.
- Hazaras - WikipediaThe Hazaras (Persian: هزاره, romanized: Hazāra; Hazaragi: آزره, romanized: Āzrə) are an ethnic group and a principal component of Afghanistan’s population. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan.
- Hazaras in Afghanistan - Minority Rights GroupIn the years that followed the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in 1995, Hazaras faced particularly severe repression and persecution, including a series of mass killings in several provinces, leading to the deaths of thousands of Hazaras and forcing many to flee their homes.
- Who are the Hazara people of Afghanistan? - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe Hazaras made up almost 67 percent of the country’s population before the 19th century, making them the largest of Afghanistan’s ethnic groups at the time...but centuries of persecution violently diminished the once-thriving community.
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