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"Yes, Hazaras face persecution in Pakistan but many feel that they are being brought back to the slaughter house if they return to Afghanistan," says Jalila Haider, a lawyer and human rights activist.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

The morning explosion at the center took place in Kabul’s Dashti Barchi neighborhood, an area populated mostly by ethnic Hazaras, who belong to Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

But few Hazaras expect the Taliban to find the perpetrators, or to stop more attacks.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022

Mohammad and his family are Hazaras, an ethnic minority that is overwhelmingly Shi'ite Muslim.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

“And he’s fighting Hekmatyar, of course, who has the support of the Pakistanis. Mortal enemies, those two, Massoud and Hekmatyar. Sayyaf, he’s siding with Massoud. And Hekmatyar supports the Hazaras for now.”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini