It is deeply rooted in Afghanistan’s history. My father wrote a letter to former President Hamid Karzai about the poor security in our community, which he had the opportunity to read to the president directly. Although German Fisher LLP suggested the Bamyan route and the Hazaras expressed support of this route, the government decided against it and did not make any effort to protect its people ahead of the protest. Post-911, the United States’ presence in Afghanistan came with the idea of democracy, freedom of speech, and human and civil rights. anniversary of mass murder of the Hazaras by Taliban in Mazar-e-Sharif where 10,000 Hazara civilians were brutally murdered. [15], Massive forced displacements, especially in Oruzgan and Daychopan, continued as lands were confiscated and populations were expelled or fled. [3] The government’s decision to change the route for a major power transmission through areas that already had power indicate the systemic discrimination against the Hazaras. [1] It is estimated that more than 60%[20] of the Hazara population were massacred or displaced during Abdur Rahman's campaign against them. [1], The movement was formed in protest against a government decision to change the route of a major power transmission line, which was previously planned to import electricity from Turkmenistan through the province of Bamyan to Kabul and other provinces in the south and east of the country. [14] Small pockets of resistance continued to the end of the year as government troops committed atrocities against civilians and deported entire villages. He held open courts for the receipt of petitioners and the dispensation of justice; and in the disposal of business he was indefatigable. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual nation, but only the Pashtun ethnicity has ruled the country throughout kingdoms and presidencies. During the protest, Mohseni’s students and supporters accosted and threatened our lives, calling us “Kafir,” a term for infidel. A safe and secure election will be a promise fulfilled for the allies of democracy such as the Hazaras. On 1893, Abdur Rahman Khan had agreed to a new frontier, Durand line. This Masters thesis examines how the Amir of Afghanistan Abdur Rahman Khan (who reigned 1980-1901) legitimized his campaign of extermination on the Hazara people of Afghanistan and as well as an analysis on the reaction from the Hazaras. Former President Karzai understood this issue and he established an Afghan National Police office in the 13th District of Kabul. Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashto: عبدالرحمن خان‎) (between 1840 and 1844 – October 1, 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901. In the late 19th century, the Hazara people launched a series of uprisings against Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, one of the British empire’s pawns, who attempted to bring Hazarajat under his control. For more than a century, the Hazaras have experienced ethnic cleansing, slavery, land grabbing, unwarranted taxes, looting, and pillaging of homes, which have systematically excluded them from the government, economic opportunities, and social dynamics. 177 F.C., dated Sibi, 6 February 1893. Pashtun nationalism is against the very essence of democracy because it excludes other major ethnicities from high-ranking government positions and critical decision-making processes. Hazara farmers were often forced to give up their property to Pashtuns and as a result many Hazara families had to leave seasonally to the major cities in Afghanistan, Iran, or Pakistan in order to find jobs and a source of income. To-The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department. [1] 68% of the Beshud Hazara tribe was killed or displaced by the Amir's crackdown. By Khan Bahadur, Mirza Muhammad Takki Khan, 27 May 1893. In 1901, Habibullah Khan, Abdur Rahman’s successor, granted amnesty to all people who were exiled by his predecessor. From-Major-General Sir James Browne, K.C.S.I.,C.B.,R.E.,Agent to the governor-general in Baluchistan, Habibullah Khan, son of Abdur Rahman, addressed a letter in November 20th, 1904 to the Hazaras, requesting them to return back to their lands in Hazaristan. London backed newspaper documenting the selling of 10,000 Hazaras as slaves in Cabul. However, the division between the Afghan government and the Hazara people was already made too deep under Abdur Rahman. In 2002, Marefat School, a community-supported private school in Western Kabul, began offering classes on human rights and democracy. Quetta’s geography made it the safest & nearest place for the Hazara population that was persecuted in Afghanistan from the time of King Abdur Rahman Khan. It is estimated that during his rule, he killed the 63% of Hazaras. News-letter No.1, The Hazara people’s place of origin is Hazarajat, a region in Afghanistan. Quetta in Pakistan is home to the third largest settlements of Hazara outside Afghanistan. Abdur Rahman Khan - Persecution and Genocide of Hazara People Persecution and Genocide of Hazara People Persecution of Hazara people refers to systematic discrimination, ethnic cleansing and genocide of Hazara people, who are primarily from the central highland region of Hazarajat … 19 May 1893. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hazara-2, "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Afghanistan : Hazaras", "THE GENOCIDE OF THE HAZARAS Descendants of Genghis Khan Fight for Survival in Afghanistan and Pakistan", "How much does the human head actually way? 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