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Taliban Blow Up Hazara Leader's Statue After Afghanistan Takeover

Taliban Blow Up Hazara Leader's Statue After Afghanistan Takeover

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 05:40:10 AM UTC

Afghanistan crisis: Abdul Ali Mazari was a Hazara leader who was executed by the Taliban in 1995. Taliban, over the years, has been repeatedly attacking the Hazaras.

The Taliban have blown up Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas during its previous tenure. "So Taliban have blown up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan. Last time they executed him, blew up the giant statues of Buddha and all historical and archaeological sites. Too much of 'general amnesty'," tweeted Saleem Javed, a human rights activist. Mazari was a Hazara leader who was executed by the Taliban in 1995. Taliban, over the years, has been repeatedly attacking the Hazaras. The Hazaras are an ethnic group mainly concentrated in the mountainous central region of Afghanistan known as Hazarajat.
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