Hazara Photographer’s Imagination
By Hazara photographer Najibullah Musafer Band-e Amir/ Bamiyan
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Stopping boats has appeal on the queue
by Tom Allard BEFORE he has even uttered a word, Rajab’s hands are covering his eyes and he is weeping. His chest heaves as he sobs, the humiliation and misery of his life powerfully articulated by his shaking body. Rajab’s distress has been prompted by a simple question. How long have you been a refugee? [...]
‘It’s been more than 30 years I have been a refugee’
Tom Allard, Kuala Lumpur BEFORE he had even uttered a word, Rajab’s hands are covering his eyes and he is weeping. His chest heaves as he sobs, the humiliation and misery of his life so far powerfully articulated by his shaking body. Rajab’s distress was prompted by a simple question: how long have you been [...]
In a terrorist attack four Hazaras were killed in Quetta Pakistan
Hazara People: Based on reports from Quetta a coach was attacked by unknown terrorists on the way to Quetta Wednesday June 23rd in which four Hazara civilians were killed and eleven more were injured. The witnesses on the scene believe the attackers ambushed in Hazar Ganji – Quetta belonged to Lashkar e Jhangvi, an extremist [...]
An open letter from Afghan refugees in Turkey to UNHCR
Dear UNHCR Authorities, Afghans refugees are the third largest irregular refugee group in Turkey. Most have fled the war in Afghanistan. In 2010, refugees from Afghanistan numbered near 3,500 and made a sizable proportion of Turkey’s registered migrants. Most of them were spread out over satellite cities, with the following being the specific locations: Van, [...]
Unrestrained, Talibanized Nomadism
by Nasruddin Hemati On the verge of the US forces withdrawal following a decade of strong presence here, Afghanistan remains unstable, with the government failing to address even some tiny security issues. Instability has grown by the increasing insurgency through new mechanisms put in practice by the resisting militants. No need to say, once the [...]
UNHCR report finds 80 per cent of world’s refugees in developing countries
GENEVA, June 20 (UNHCR) – A UNHCR report released today reveals deep imbalance in international support for the world’s forcibly displaced, with a full four-fifths of the world’s refugees being hosted by developing countries – and at a time of rising anti-refugee sentiment in many industrialized ones. UNHCR’s 2010 Global Trends report shows that many [...]
Armed Kuchis Burn 26 Villages, Kill 5 in Ghazni
From Our Correspondent Abbas Daiyar Hundreds of armed Kuchis (nomads) attacked Nahur district of Ghazni Province on Saturday, looting and burning down 26 villages and killing five people. According to victims and people of the area, they were ambushed suddenly at night by armed Kuchis, and residents of tens of villages in Nahur fled the [...]
Well armed Pashtun Kuchis attack on Hazaras and burned 26 villages in Nahor district of Ghazni
Hazara People: Last night Pashtun Kuchis attacked on Hazaras and burned 25 villages in Nahor district of Ghazni, a local news agency reported Saturday. Kuchi Pashtun nomads are well armed and have full government support. The Kochi attacks on Hazaras has a long history which repeats itself every year in the spring season. The clashes [...]
Hazaras condemn killing of former Olympian
QUETTA: Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) staged a protest demonstration in front of the Quetta Press Club on Friday, condemning the killing of former Olympian and Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director Syed Abrar Hussain Shah. Shah was gunned down near Nawab Nauroz Khan Stadium on Thursday, while he was returning home from his office in his [...]
