History
From the Hazarajat to the present day.
- Destruction of the Buddhas of BamiyanIn March 2001, the Taliban destroyed the two giant Buddhas carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, in the heart of the Hazara homeland.
- Enlightenment MovementThe Enlightenment Movement was a Hazara-led civil protest movement in Afghanistan, formed in 2016 over the route of a major power line.
- Hazara peopleThe Hazaras are a Persian-speaking people whose homeland is the Hazarajat in the central highlands of Afghanistan, with large communities in Pakistan, Iran and around the world.