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The 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.
Hazara, ethnolinguistic group originally from the mountainous region of central Afghanistan. The Hazara speak a variety of Persian called Hazaragi and are predominantly Shi’i Muslims. Since their forceful integration into the Afghan state, they have faced significant marginalization and persecution.
Living primarily in the rugged highlands in the country’s centre, the Hazaras are one of Afghanistan’s largest ethnic minorities, accounting for up to 20 percent of Afghanistan’s 30 million...
As one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, the Hazara people have endured various forms of oppression from Pashtun rulers and governments, including slavery, systematic expulsion from...
The Hazaras have long been the subjects of persecution in Afghanistan. The Hazaras are mostly from Afghanistan, primarily from the central regions of Afghanistan, known as Hazarajat. Significant communities of Hazara people also live in Quetta, Pakistan and in Mashad, Iran, as part of the Hazara and Afghan diasporas.
Several attacks on passenger vehicles in Hazara neighbourhoods of Kabul have claimed the lives of many others. A key issue for the Hazara community is the general climate of impunity, whereby those who committed atrocities – both past and present – can evade justice.
The Hazara are an Afghan ethnic minority group of mixed Persian, Mongolian, and Turkic ancestry. Persistant rumors hold that they are descended from Genghis Khan's army, members of which mixed with the local Persian and Turkic people.