1998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacre

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]

See also

References
  1. "Afghans Report Ethnic Massacre by Taliban". Los Angeles Times. 1998-09-18. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. Cooper, Kenneth J (November 28, 1998). "TALIBAN MASSACRE BASED ON ETHNICITY". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. "Afghanistan: The Massacre in Mazar-I Sharif". 1998-11-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Mass graves keep grim secrets until investigators get military protection". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 2003.

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