Taliban - Kabul

Have you ever thought about the different cultures in our world and what they go through? The ethnic group known as the Hazara are visually, linguistically and religiously different from all the other people around them. Because of these differences, they have long been discriminated and persecuted by many groups. One of these groups is the Taliban. They ideals are demonstrated by torturing, murdering and abusing others. One of the cultural groups they do not approve of is the Hazara. Things have been looking better but they are still threatened and there is not much we can do for them except for giving them the message of God.

Hazaras

The Hazaras are Muslims in Afghanistan that belong to the Shia, Sunni, and Ismaili sects of Islam, but the majority are Shiites, while the Pashtuns, are Sunnis. The Hazaras are viewed as a minority by the Pashtuns. The Hazaras are divided into three groups, those in the North, those in the West, and those in the Hazarajat. About 25% of Afghanistan’s population is made up of Hazara’s, but it is very hard to take an accurate census of them because they live in such remote and secluded areas where they would not be accounted for.