Karachi, Pakistan – A prominent Afghan Shia Muslim leader has held talks with Pakistan’s foreign minister, as that country continues to reel from the brutal killing of 10 Shia coal miners in a ...

In Kabul, Wadir Safi, a political science professor, adds that there is historical precedence for Iranian interest in Afghan minority groups, especially Shia. "They have future plans ...

But the Shia dominated neighbourhood they settled in ... but over the past two years they carried out more attacks in the Afghan capital than any other militant group. Hazaras are reported ...

A gunman wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform opened fire on Shia mourners at Kabul’s landmark Sakhi Shrine on Wednesday, killing 18 people and wounding 54. The attack on members ...

The Afghan Shia Ulema Council has issued a condemnation of the recent Zionist military attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

There are approximately three million Afghan refugees in Iran – a majority of them are Shia Hazaras – and discrimination against them is well documented. “We go to south Lebanon and support the Shias ...

Within each country, the survey also finds, Shias and Sunnis tend to pray and attend mosque at similar rates. Indeed, only in Afghanistan is there a significant difference between the sects: Afghan ...

During the meeting held on Saturday, the head and members of the Afghan Shia Scholars' Council and the officials of mosques and religious places of all districts in Kabul urged the Taliban to ...

Afghan nationals, members of the Hazara minority ... Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis] I was 17 years old when I lost a friend to anti-Shia violence for the first time. In 2004, I was in the Pakistani ...

Moreover, recent statements from Taliban officials further undermine the Shia population’s recognition as Afghan citizens, despite their significant demographic presence. The Taliban’s current ...