Shia Muslims protest in Delhi over killings of Hazaras in Afghanistan

Dozens of Muslims, owing allegiance to Shia sect of Islam, on Wednesday protested in the national Capital against the recent spate of targeted killing against the Hazaras in Afghanistan.

Men and women of the Shia Hazara minorities sat on the protest at Dargah Shahmardan in Jor Bagh to highlight the plight of the community in Afghanistan.

The death toll of a suicide blast on the western edge of Kabul city has reached 53, said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

“Further rise in casualties from Friday’s classroom bombing in Hazara quarter of Kabul: 53 killed, at least 46 girls and young women, 110 injured. Our human rights team continues documenting the crime,” the UN mission here tweeted on Monday.

Aminullah, who is staying in Delhi as a refugee, said, “We are raising voice against Shia Hazara genocide in Afghanistan and want the world to support us.”

The protesters said that the community is the most persecuted minority in the world and since the Taliban took control the attacks have increased manifold, reported IANS.

A suicide bombing that targeted not just civilians, but children over a week ago.

“Further rise in casualties from Friday’s classroom bombing in Hazara quarter of Kabul: 53 killed, at least 46 girls and young women, 110 injured. Our human rights team continues documenting the crime,” the UN mission here tweeted on Monday.

According to the Diplomat, the Taliban government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the attack, with a deputy spokesman saying, “The Islamic Emirate does not believe in the religious, ethnic, or political divide of Afghan nationals and considers itself accountable for the lives of all Afghans.” – INDIA NEWS STREAM