Bombers aim for buses in new tactic to spread death and fear in Afghanistan
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Militants in Afghanistan are adopting a new tactic to spread fear in the capital, Kabul, especially among the the ethnic Hazara minority, planting bombs on crowded buses that have until now largely been spared such bloodshed. Two blasts on buses in an area dominated by Shi’ite Muslim Hazaras killed at least 12 people […]
‘Under siege’ – Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan’s minority Hazaras
Hazara Town, PakistanReuters High walls around the neighbourhoods of Pakistan’s embattled Hazara community in the south-western city of Quetta are designed to protect them from extremist militants, but also serve as a constant reminder of the threat they face. Soldiers and security checkpoints greet visitors to Hazara Town, one of two large guarded neighbourhoods in […]