Afghan police shooting to kill ethnic minority in Kabul

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Afghan police shooting to kill ethnic minority in Kabul
Police attack Hazara demonstration

Friday 13 August 2010, by Robert Maier


News Source: http://kabulpress.org/my/spip.php?article22807



Breaking news from Kabul today informs us that a demonstration by
men, women and children to call attention to the violence being
perpetrated against the Hazara people turned bloody, with several shot
to death, allegedly through indiscriminate firing into the crowd by
Afghan police. The large Hazara community in West Kabul has been
closed off by police.

This is the latest in a string of anti-Hazara attacks that began
earlier in the summer with Kuchi insurgents attacking Hazara in the
traditional Hazara area of Bamiyan. Thousands of Hazara were forced to
flee the area, their homes were looted, and many of those left behind
were beaten or killed. The Hazara are known for having a much more
progressive culture than the Pashtuns who run the Afghan government,
including Afghan president Hamid Karzai and most of his cabinet
ministers. For example, the Hazara promote the education of women,
welcome foreigners, support free choice in marriage, freedom of
speech, performance of music and dance, and peaceful discussion and
demonstration over violence.