List of massacres against Hazaras

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred against Hazaras, an ethnic group who make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan: [1] [2] [3] [4]

DateNameLocationAttacker(s)DeathsNotes
from Abdur Rahman Khan era till now Persecution of Hazara people Afghanistan-Pakistan heads of state of Afghanistan, Taliban, Haqqani network, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, ISIL, Pashtuns, Kochi people
1888–1893Suppression of 1888–1893 Uprisings of Hazaras Hazarajat Afghan army under Abdur Rahman Khan Thousands [5] [6] to

409,500 Hazaras according to a Hazara author [7]

February 11–12, 1993 Afshar Operation Afshar district, west Kabul Shura-e Nazar, Islamic State of Afghanistan, Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan, Islamic Movement of Afghanistan indeterminateTo counter the shelling, government forces attacked Afshar in order to capture the positions of Wahdat and its leader Mazari, and to consolidate parts of the city controlled by the government.The operation became an urban war zone, when Sayyaf's Ittehad-i Islami forces and Massoud's Jamaat-e-Islami forces committed "repeated human butchery" [8] turning against the Shia Muslims. [9]
July 1998 The massacre of Hazaras in Mazar-i-Sharif Mazar-i-Sharif-Balkh Province Taliban, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin 2,000 [10] [11] to 20,000 [12] Taliban forces by aid of Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin attacked to vast number of Hazaras, after arriving to Mazar-i-Sharif [13]
Between 1999 and 2000The massacre of Hazaras in Sar-e Pol Province Sar-e Pol Province Taliban indeterminate
June 25, 2010The massacre of Hazaras in Zabul Province Zabul Province Taliban 9For collaborating with the government and the spying, Taliban committed incredibly massacre of Hazaras
December 6, 2011 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings Mazar-i-Sharif, Kabul, Kandahar Lashkar-e-Jhangvi 78 killed and more than 150 wounded
July 2, 2015The massacre of Hazaras in Jalrez District Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province Taliban by Pashtuns supporting27 killed and 3 wounded
July 23, 2016 July 2016 Kabul bombing Dehmazang Square, Kabul Attributed to ISIL more than 80 killed and more than 231 wounded
October 11, 2016The massacre of Hazaras in Sakhi Shrine Mosque of Sakhi Shrine, Kabul Haqqani network, ISIL Approx 18 killed and more than 58 wounded
October 12, 20162011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings Balkh Province Attributed to ISIL Approx 14 killed and more than 70 wounded
November 21, 2016November 2016 Kabul suicide bombingBaqer-ul Ulom mosque, Kabul Attributed to ISIL Approx 32 killed and more than 64 wounded
August 1, 2017 2017 Herat mosque attack adwadia mosque, Herat indeterminateApprox 32 killed and more than 70 wounded
August 1, 20172017 Mirza Olang village attackMirza Olang village, Sar-e Pol Province ISIL and Taliban togetherApprox 50 killed
August 25, 20172017 Imam Zaman mosque attack Kabul ISIL and Taliban together28 killed and 50 wounded
Agust 15, 2018Mawoud AcademyKabul, Barchi Taliban,ISIS 48 killed and 67 wounded
October 27, 20182018 Khas Urozgan District attack Khas Urozgan District, Urozgan Province Taliban together70 killed and indeterminate wounded
January 3, 2021 2021 Coal mine attack Bolan District, Balochistan ISIS 11 killed [14] All 11 miners were blindfolded and had their hands tied behind their backs before having their throats slit.
July 4–6, 2021 Mundarakht massacre Mundarakht, Ghazni province Taliban 9 Hazara men killed [15] Taliban used torture and extrajudicial executions to commit the massacre.
January to June 2021Attacks on the Hazara community [16] Throughout Afghanistan Taliban, ISKP, Anonymous terrorist groups143 killed and 357 injured [17]
2022Kaaj girl school bombing Kabul, AfghanistanUnknown [18] Alleged Taliban involvement [19] ISKP [20] at least 53 killed and over 110 injured [21] A suicide bomber first killed the school guard and then shot at the students, then came in the middle of the classroom and blew himself up.

the victims of this attack were Hazara school girls [22]

2022After the Balkhab uprising Balkhab District, Afghanistan Taliban Over 150 [23]
2023Attack on Imam Zaman Mosque in Baghlan poli khumri, baghlan province Taliban and Haqqani network [24] iskp [25] over 17 killed and dozens of people were injured [26] [27] [28] [29]
2024Qala-e-Naazir Barchi in KabulBarchi, Kabul ProvinceISIS17 Killed and over 14 injureda bomb explosion inside a Toyota Coaster minibus. ISIS has claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack.
2024Jibrail town, Herat province,Herat ProvinceISIS6 killedgunmen targeting a "Rickshaw" tricycle in Jabrail town of Herat province, a tragic event unfolded,

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