A Letter to My Nephew: On Being Hazara
Author: Anis Rezaei People were hastily—anxiously, even—rushing past each other to catch the next train. Just another normal day at a train station in our fast-paced city: London. My nephew J and I were walking up the stairs to reach the platform. I was immersed in the crowd, yet attentive to his energetic and playful […]
Psychological Impact of Taliban’s religious police on female students in Bamyan city: A study from 2021-2024
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Report on Access To Education for Women Under the Taliban
Shared Report – the following report is a shared report that Bolaq does not own. Introduction The full report as PDF here… When the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the Taliban’s first action was to prohibit the education of girls above the sixth grade, closing the doors of schools to them. Following this, over […]
2024: Hazaras Still at Risk of Genocide and Oppression Under the Taliban Regime
Besmillah Taban[1] Abstract The Hazara community in Afghanistan has faced a long history of persecution, discrimination, and violence, dating back to the time of Abdur Rahman Khan (Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901) and continuing into the present under the Taliban regime. Despite historical changes in government and legal systems, the […]
International Women’s Day: A History of Advocacy and the Hazara Women’s Rights under Taliban Rule
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality. Since its inception, IWD has been a rallying point for women’s rights activists worldwide. However, for many women, including the Hazara women of Afghanistan, […]
September 25, the Day of Remembrance of Hazara Genocide
September 25th marks a somber anniversary in Hazara history — a day stained by the horrors of the past. On this fateful day in 1893, Amir Abdul-Rahman’s forces launched a brutal assault on the last bastion of Hazara resistance in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Men were mercilessly slaughtered, and women were captured, with one notable exception – […]
The Situation of the Hazaras During the Second Year of the Taliban Rule
August 15, 2023 Bolaq Analysts Network (BAN) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental research and advocacy organization that publishes comprehensive and unbiased research on Afghanistan’s various social, political, and economic issues. This organization is registered in the United States. We monitor the situation in Afghanistan and document the conduct of the Taliban visa-vis the people of […]
A Decade in Limbo – The Situation of Afghanistan Refugees in Indonesia
A Decade in Limbo is a story of the people who have been living in Indonesia for up to 10 years. There are more ten thousand people from Afghanistan, about seven thousand being Hazaras. They range from toddlers to senior adults. They are mostly registered with UNHCR and IOM and waiting for a third country […]
Bolaq Research Report: “Taliban Opposition with Education of Girls.” What do the People Say?
Abstract Women in Afghanistan for many years have faced gender discrimination for different reason under the pretext of Islam. Although violence and discrimination have deep roots in the tribal customs and the unacceptable traditions that the people adhere to, it is the wrong interpretation of Islam that they illogically try to justify. Development of the […]
Childhood experience of Taliban
“Because We Are Hazara”: When Being a Hazara Never Ceases to Be a Crime in Afghanistan Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel The Taliban’s return to power has made Afghanistan a place where all kinds of violence and brutality are not only committed with widespread impunity but are also highly […]