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NewsAfghanistan corruption remains major challenge WORLD OPINION
THE international conference in Kabul is undoubtedly the first of its kind in decades as the city hosted delegates from 70 states. It also gave Afghan President Hamid Karzai an opportunity to outline some specific...
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NewsA photograph of a Hazara soldier Asadullah, 21, killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Helmand province
A photograph of a Hazara soldier Asadullah, 21, killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Helmand province, is decorated with a plastic flower garland as it hangs over the main entrance to his brother’s...
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ArtThe second celebration of the Silk Road
The second celebration of the Silk Road will take place in Bamiyan and Band-e-Amir on Tuesday next week. Amir Foladi, the organizer of this event, has outlined that the main purpose of this celebration is...
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NewsNATO, civilians give 2 accounts of fatal operation
By MIRWAIS KHAN (AP) – Jun 28, 2010 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — NATO said Monday that a Taliban commander was among several armed people killed during a search operation in Kandahar, but residents claimed the troops...
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Human RightsAfghan fears over a Taliban deal
By Lindsey Hilsum, Updated on 19 July 2010 As Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai moves to negotiate with the Taliban, International Editor Lindsey Hilsum travels to Bamiyan, to meet the female governor who fears that her...
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NewsHazaras Hustle to Head of Class in Afghanistan
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ABDUL WAHEED WAFA Published: January 3, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan — For much of this country’s history, the Hazara were typically servants, cleaners, porters and little else, a largely Shiite...
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NewsHazaras are victims of the blame game in Afghanistan
By Kamran Mir Hazar I remember it was 2006 when a former Kabul police chief, General Ali Shah Paktiawal, told local media that the police had detained a Hazara suicide bomber before he had a...
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NewsHazaras: Afghanistan’s Outsiders
The Outsiders Set apart by geography and beliefs, oppressed by the Taliban, the Hazara people could be Afghanistan’s best hope. By Phil Zabriskie Photograph by Steve McCurry At the heart of Afghanistan is an empty...
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NewsFearful for beautiful Bamiyan’s fate
Author: Lindsey Hilsum The big picture is what strikes you first. The huge, tawny-brown rock faces with gaping niches where the Bamiyan Buddhas stood until the Taliban destroyed them. The adjacent rows of caves like...
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AustraliaAFGHANISTAN’S Hazara minority is in mortal danger at the hands of a resurgent Taliban, says William Maley.
William Maley, July 02, 2010 THURSDAY, June 24, was a bad day for Kevin Rudd. It was a worse day for 11 members of the Hazara ethnic group in Afghanistan. Some time during the day,...
By Omid Jafari