80 killed, over 200 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks on Kabul protesters; Islamic State claims responsibility
The bombings, apparently aimed at sowing sectarian discord in a country well known for Shia-Sunni harmony, came as thousands of Hazaras gathered to protest over a multi-million-dollar power line.
Jul 23, 2016, 21:06 PM ISTAfghan minority Hazaras plan protest over power project
The three million-strong Afghan Hazara community has been persecuted for decades, with thousands killed in the late 1990s by Al-Qaeda and the mainly Pashtun Sunni Taliban.
May 16, 2016, 03:50 AM IST