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IN an interview with the BBC over a year ago, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he had “no sympathy” for migrants fleeing his country. This attitude from the Afghan leader was what led thousands of Hazaras – an ethnic and religious minority in Afghanistan who have been the victims of perpetual discrimination and persecution …

  By Saleem H. Ali and M. Saleem Javed The current predicament of ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a cause of grave concern, and it is essential for the international community to be aware of multiple complexities and rivalries in the region. For this article I …