The Hazara and pashtun conflict
The Conflict between the hazara and pashtun
The conflict between the Hazara and the Pashtun started when Abdur Rahman Khan became the ruler of Afghanistan. Abdur Rahman Khan favored the Pashtun people and despised the Hazara people. The Hazara people are nomads that were forced to live in the Kazarasjat Mountains by the government. A reason that the government loathed the Hazara people is they are Shiite Muslims. This war is mostly over ethnicicity. The Pashtun people are Sunni Muslims and are willing to do anything to wipe out the Hazara people.
The conflict kept going because the Hazara people were willing to fight for their rights and property. Sadly, 60% of the Hazara people were killed or sold as slaves. Even today, there is still a conflict going on. The Taliban keeps going after the Hazara people and shows them no mercy. The Taliban is mostly made up of Pashtun people.
The conflict kept going because the Hazara people were willing to fight for their rights and property. Sadly, 60% of the Hazara people were killed or sold as slaves. Even today, there is still a conflict going on. The Taliban keeps going after the Hazara people and shows them no mercy. The Taliban is mostly made up of Pashtun people.
Class Structure
The Hazara people have always been near the bottom of the class system in Afghanistan. However, the Hazara people have started making their way up the class system. School has been something that has kept the Hazara peple near the bottom of the class system, but today many of the children are starting to go to school.It is not common in Afghanistan, but girls have been allowed to go to school. The government does not like this idea, but have not stopped their schooling. Most of the highschoolers have plans to go to college. Due to the people getting an education, some of the Hazara people are being paid more than anyone else.
The hazara massacre
The picture to the left shows the home of some of the Hazara people. They have been forced to go out and live in the mountains by the Taliban. Even though the Hazara people have been exiled, the Taliban does not let up on them. Around 4,000-6,000 Hazara people have been killed. The Taliban mainly targets the men and leaves the rest of the family.