List of massacres against Hazaras


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred against Hazaras, an ethnic group who make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan:
DateNameLocationAttackerDeathsNotes
from Abdur Rahman Khan era till nowHazara peopleAfghanistan-Pakistanheads of state of Afghanistan, Taliban, Haqqani network, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, ISIL, Pashtuns, Kochi people
1888–1893Suppression of 1888–1893 Uprisings of HazarasHazarajatAfghan army under Abdur Rahman KhanThousands to
409,500 Hazaras according to a Hazara author
February 11–12, 1993Afshar OperationAfshar district, west KabulShura-e Nazar, Islamic State of Afghanistan, Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan, Islamic Movement of AfghanistanindeterminateTo counter the shelling, government forces attacked Afshar in order to capture the positions of Wahdat and its leader Mazari, and to consolidate parts of the city controlled by the government. The operation became an urban war zone, when Sayyaf's Ittehad-i Islami forces and Massoud's Jamaat-e-Islami forces committed "repeated human butchery" turning against the Shia Muslims.
July 19981998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacreMazar-i-Sharif-Balkh ProvinceTaliban, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin2,000 to 20,000Taliban forces by aid of Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin attacked to vast number of Hazaras, after arriving to Mazar-i-Sharif
Between 1999 and 2000The massacre of Hazaras in Sar-e Pol ProvinceSar-e Pol ProvinceTalibanindeterminate
June 25, 2010The massacre of Hazaras in Zabul ProvinceZabul ProvinceTaliban9For collaborating with the government and the spying, Taliban committed incredibly massacre of Hazaras
December 6, 20112011 Afghanistan Ashura bombingsMazar-i-Sharif, Kabul, KandaharLashkar-e-Jhangvi78 killed and more than 150 wounded
July 2, 2015The massacre of Hazaras in Jalrez DistrictJalrez District, Maidan Wardak ProvinceTaliban by Pashtuns supporting27 killed and 3 wounded
July 23, 2016July 2016 Kabul bombingDehmazang Square, KabulAttributed to ISILmore than 80 killed and more than 231 wounded
October 11, 2016The massacre of Hazaras in Sakhi ShrineMosque of Sakhi Shrine, KabulHaqqani network, ISILApprox 18 killed and more than 58 wounded
October 12, 20162011 Afghanistan Ashura bombingsBalkh ProvinceAttributed to ISILApprox 14 killed and more than 70 wounded
November 21, 2016November 2016 Kabul suicide bombingBaqer-ul Ulom mosque, KabulAttributed to ISILApprox 32 killed and more than 64 wounded
August 1, 20172017 Herat mosque attackadwadia mosque, HeratindeterminateApprox 32 killed and more than 70 wounded
August 1, 20172017 Mirza Olang village attackMirza Olang village, Sar-e Pol ProvinceISIL and Taliban togetherApprox 50 killed
August 25, 20172017 Imam Zaman mosque attackKabulISIL and Taliban together28 killed and 50 wounded
August 15, 2018Mawoud AcademyKabul, BarchiTaliban, ISIS48 killed and 67 wounded
October 27, 20182018 Khas Urozgan District attackKhas Urozgan District, Urozgan ProvinceTaliban together70 killed and indeterminate wounded
January 3, 20212021 Coal mine attackBolan District, BalochistanISIS11 killedAll 11 miners were blindfolded and had their hands tied behind their backs before having their throats slit.
July 4–6, 2021Mundarakht massacreMundarakht, Ghazni provinceTaliban9 Hazara men killedTaliban used torture and extrajudicial executions to commit the massacre.
January to June 2021Attacks on the Hazara communityThroughout AfghanistanTaliban, ISKP, Anonymous terrorist groups143 killed and 357 injured
2022Kaaj girl school bombingKabul, AfghanistanUnknown Alleged Taliban involvement ISKPat least 53 killed and over 110 injuredA suicide bomber first killed the school guard and then shot at the students, then came in the middle of the classroom and blew himself up. The victims of this attack were Hazara school girls.
2022After the Balkhab uprisingBalkhab District, AfghanistanTalibanOver 150
2023Attack on Imam Zaman Mosque in Baghlanpoli khumri, baghlan provinceTaliban and Haqqani network iskpover 17 killed and dozens of people were injured-
2024Qala-e-Naazir Barchi in KabulBarchi, Kabul ProvinceISIS17 Killed and over 14 injureda bomb explosion inside a Toyota Coaster minibus. ISIS claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack.
2024Jibrail town, Herat province,Herat ProvinceISIS6 killedgunmen targeting a "Rickshaw" tricycle in Jabrail town of Herat province
September 12, 2024Daikundi massacrebetween Ghor and DaikundiISIS14 killed, 6 woundedmachine gun attack