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‘The Taliban recently “massacred” and brutally tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan, says human rights group Amnesty International.
Witnesses have given harrowing accounts of the killings, which took place in early July in Ghazni province.’
BBC News
20.8.21

‘Deadly blast hits Ashura procession in Pakistan
At least three killed and 50 others wounded when a blast ripped through a Shia Muslim procession in Punjab province.’
AlJazeera
19.8.21

See also Dawn, 19.8.21
See also Tribune, 19.8.21

‘Afghanistan: A subdued Ashura under Taliban rule
Some worshippers wary of Taliban reprisal, despite assurances from the group that Shia minority would not be harmed.’
alJazeera
19.8.21

‘My Future Is Now.’ An Afghan Woman from a Threatened Minority Wrestles with What Happens When the U.S. Withdraws
Time Magazine
28 June, 2021

‘”Bring them to safety”: Desperate pleas from Afghan Australians
Australian government urged to expedite partner and family visas and launch rescue mission out of Kabul.’
Al-Jazeera
16 August, 2021

See also:
‘Hobart’s Hazara community terrified about a return to Taliban held homeland’
ABC Radio Hobart
16 August 2021

‘Taliban captures key northern Afghan city Mazar-i-Sharif
Major blow for Afghan gov’t as Taliban seizes Mazar-i-Sharif, giving group control over all of northern Afghanistan.’
Al-Jazeera
14.8.21

‘Life or death for Hazaras: Australia has a moral obligation to act, now’
Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary
The Guardian, 19 July 2021

‘Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing’
Associated Press, 13.7.21

‘UAE: Arbitrary Targeting of Pakistani Shia Residents
Enforced Disappearances, Incommunicado Detention, Groundless Deportation’
Human Rights Watch, June 22, 2021

‘US-funded media spreads bizarre conspiracy theory about Shi’a Muslims
The charges against the al-Khoe’i Foundation were so wild that the State Department had to step in and disavow the story.’

Responsible Statecraft, June 14, 2021