Kabul, Afghanistan – Mar 13, 2015 | A Hazara teacher was named among the Top 10 finalist for the ‘Best Global Teacher’ award. Ustad (teacher) Aziz Royesh, locally known by Hazaras as Mualim (teacher) Aziz, is the principal of Marefat High School in Kabul’s Hazara locality of Dashte-Barchi. Frances D’Souza, Speaker of the UK’s House […]
Kabul, Afghanistan – March 17, 2015 | by Akram Gizabi The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has named a Hazara student, Mohammad Qasim, as the highest scorer in 2015 Kankor Examination. Mohammad Qasem scored 354 out of possible 360 marks from among 219,145 students. Mohammad Qasem Mohammadi was born in 1370 (1991) in Dahane Ghori […]
Last Updated – March 18 | NOTE: We are tracking this story closely and will post updates as it becomes available Map courtesy: EMapsWorld / Herat – Farah Province Main Tracking Page – Hazara Kidnappings in Afghanistan Update As of Mar 18: TOLO: Another 6 Hazara Passengers Abducted from Herat-Farah Highway – Mar […]
Last Updated – March 18 | Map courtesy: Daily Afghanistan / Ghazni Province Main Tracking Page – Hazara Kidnappings in Afghanistan Ghazni – March 15, 2015: Unidentified terrorists carried out second kidnapping of Hazaras passengers between Jaghuri and Ghazni city. This is the second kidnapping in three weeks. According to Reuters, nine were released and one […]
March 11, 2015: President Ashraf Ghani has ordered release of Photo Journalist Najibullah Musafer Kabul, Afghanistan – Feb 28, 2015 Renowned Afghan photo-journalist, Najibullah Musafer – dubbed as ‘father of Afghan Photography’ – has been jailed over ‘Copyright Violation’ for six (6) months by the administration of President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. According to Afghan Human […]
Quetta – Feb 23, 2015 | On Feb 16, 2013, an 800-1000Kg ‘Liquid Bomb’ was used by AlQaeda-affiliated Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ) targeting Hazara school children in the Hazara enclave of HazaraTown, killing at least 94 and injuring over 190. HazaraTown Blast Scene of devastation at the site of the blast SUMMARY This document provides […]
Last Updated: May 11, 2015 | We are tracking this story closely and will post updates as it becomes available Main Tracking Page – Hazara Kidnappings in Afghanistan Update As of May 11, 2015: TOLO: 19 of 31 kidnapped has been released – President Ashraf Ghani – May 11 President Ghani: “31 […]
Feb 11, 2015 | Main page for Hazara Massacre in Afshar On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the Afshar massacre in Kabul several hundred people took part in a ceremony remembering the victims. Relatives of the victims including women, men and children as well as members of […]
Sahar was tortured to death in one of the most barbaric manner on October 29 after being kidnapped from outside her home in PSP Colony located in Quetta’s extremely sensitive cantonment area.
Nov 27, 2014: According to News, Pakistani police has apprehended killer of Sahar Batool. One, Junaid Shehzad, a neighbor of Sahar has allegedly confessed killing her. There are, however, some open questions that contradicts previous news. Relevant information will be posted here once it becomes available to us. “Killers of Hazara girl identified, to be […]