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2011-10-06 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Lashkar e-Jhangvi

#1 @Fred

Hazaras are said to be descendents of the Mongols Armies of Gengis Khan. They are "yellows" like the Japanese and Chinese.

Posted by JFM 2011-10-06 02:13|| 2011-10-06 02:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Large numbers in central Afghanistan.

Hate the Pashtuns.

Mostly Shia.

Posted by phil_b 2011-10-06 07:13|| 2011-10-06 07:13|| Front Page Top

#3 More exactly: have been hated and discriminated by the Pahtuns for centuries. During the Taliban they suffered both for being Hazara and Shia. Horrendous massacre of them when the Taliban took Herat or Marar-el-Sharif (don't remember). The Taliban used hunger to subdue the Hazarjat. It was a first in Afgahnistan's history that a faction cut food supplies to opponents.

Posted by JFM 2011-10-06 08:42|| 2011-10-06 08:42|| Front Page Top

#4 'Twas I, not Fred, who asked the question. Thank you for answering, gentlemen.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-06 11:08|| 2011-10-06 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 They are also enthusiastic members of the Afghan Special Forces. It would not surprise me if some Haziris take extended leave to even the score.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2011-10-06 11:20|| 2011-10-06 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 @TW

In fact, according to Wikipedia; CAUTION!, genettics trace Hazaras to _male_ Mongols ie it looks like they were Mongol soldiers who had children with local women. That is why they don't look as typically Oriental than Mongols.

Posted by JFM 2011-10-06 12:30|| 2011-10-06 12:30|| Front Page Top

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