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The Hazaras, a Shiite minority, persecuted by the Taliban in Afghanistan

by Andrea Tucci, The Hazaras in Afghanistan speak Persian, predominantly practice Shiite Islam and constitute approximately 8 million people, making up approximately 20 percent of the Afghan population. For much of its history they have been “the other” in the “Afghan nation,” which is based on Sunni Islam, ethnic identity

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