The 1998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacre took place in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan in 1998, and involved thousands of victims massacred by the Taliban.
The massacre occurred in the August of 1998 after the Final battle of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–1998) in which the city fell to Taliban forces. After capturing the city Taliban forces perpetrated a massacre of members of the Shia Hazara group.[1][2][3]
Mass graves of Hazaras killed during the massacre were later found in nearby Jaghalkani-i-Takhta Pul.[4]
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- ↑ "Afghans Report Ethnic Massacre by Taliban" (in en-US). 1998-09-18. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-18-mn-24021-story.html.
- ↑ Cooper, Kenneth J (November 28, 1998). "TALIBAN MASSACRE BASED ON ETHNICITY". https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/11/28/taliban-massacre-based-on-ethnicity/efe15f81-abed-4e57-96f1-046cc59d1d48/.
- ↑ "Afghanistan: The Massacre in Mazar-I Sharif" (in en). 1998-11-01. https://www.hrw.org/report/1998/11/01/afghanistan-massacre-mazar-i-sharif.
- ↑ "Mass graves keep grim secrets until investigators get military protection". 19 April 2003. https://www.smh.com.au/world/mass-graves-keep-grim-secrets-until-investigators-get-military-protection-20030419-gdgmjn.html.
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