Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country, traditionally run as a loosely knit federation with central governments in Kabul having minimal authority. No group has a majority of the population, but the ...

James Joseph is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. At the end of January a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) will hold a public launch to address ongoing atrocities being committed against ...

The Hazaras of Afghanistan, the third largest ethnic group belonging to the Shia community, have faced some of the most violent assaults at the hands of the Taliban. The Hazaras follow Shia Islam ...

The Hazara community is Afghanistan's third largest ethnic group. They mainly practise Shia Islam and have faced long-term discrimination and persecution in predominantly Sunni Afghanistan and ...

A U.K.-based rights group on Thursday, May 18, 2023 launched an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly ...

DUSHANBE, June 28. /TASS/. Russia proceeds from the assumption that all ethnic groups in Afghanistan must have a say in running the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with ...

Pashtuns comprise a plurality in Afghanistan and are the predominant ethnic group in much of the country’s south and east. They are also a major ethnic group in Pakistan’s north and west.

(New York) – The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Islamic State’s (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan ... are a predominantly Shia Muslim ethnic group that have faced discrimination ...