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Afghanistan ethnic tensions
![School Attacks on Afghanistan’s Hazaras Are Only the Beginning School Attacks on Afghanistan’s Hazaras Are Only the Beginning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-19-10.jpg)
School Attacks on Afghanistan’s Hazaras Are Only the Beginning
By Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary
The gruesome massacre of May 8 was sadly not an outlier. Afghanistan’s Hazaras are genuinely fearful for their lives.
![Afghanistan: Ghani-Abdullah Row May Thwart the Prospect of Peace Afghanistan: Ghani-Abdullah Row May Thwart the Prospect of Peace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ashraf_ghani_shakes_hands_with_abdullah_abdullah.jpg)
Afghanistan: Ghani-Abdullah Row May Thwart the Prospect of Peace
By Daud Khattak
Even as a U.S.-Taliban peace deal is announced, Kabul is in the grips of a political crisis.
![Ending the War Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Governance Problem Ending the War Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Governance Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-02-1.jpg)
Ending the War Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Governance Problem
By Gul Maqsood Sabit
Afghanistan has made progress, but without a well-functioning government at the helm all those gains risk being lost.
![Afghanistan’s Most Powerful Person Announces Bid for April Presidential Elections Afghanistan’s Most Powerful Person Announces Bid for April Presidential Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-afghan_minister_of_the_interior_h.e._mohammad_hanif_atmar_speaks_at_the_graduation_of_the_afghan_national_police_academy_anpa_cadets_4326813387.jpg)
Afghanistan’s Most Powerful Person Announces Bid for April Presidential Elections
By Ahmad Shah Katawazai
Mohammad Hanif Atmar vows to put an end to the ongoing insurgency as he announces his candidacy.
![Afghanistan: A Game of Thrones Afghanistan: A Game of Thrones](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18203514247961.jpg)
Afghanistan: A Game of Thrones
By Ahmad Mohibi
Vice President Dostum’s return to Afghanistan underlines the complexity of the battle for political influence.
![Beyond Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Most Serious Problem Is Governance Beyond Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Most Serious Problem Is Governance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4088154.jpg)
Beyond Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Most Serious Problem Is Governance
By Ahmad Mohibbi
It is time to seriously assess the performance of the Afghan National Unity Government.
![The 5 Wars in Afghanistan The 5 Wars in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-21_13-01-56.jpg)
The 5 Wars in Afghanistan
By Abrar Ahmed
U.S. policymakers are oblivious to the fact that Afghanistan is home to not one but five distinct conflicts.
![Afghanistan’s Bloody Week Lays Bare Rifts in the ‘Unity Government’ Afghanistan’s Bloody Week Lays Bare Rifts in the ‘Unity Government’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-16_19-29-14.jpg)
Afghanistan’s Bloody Week Lays Bare Rifts in the ‘Unity Government’
By Daud Khattak
Ethnic tensions are reaching a boil after three deadly incidents.
![What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rts14j4n.jpg)
What Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Return Means for Afghanistan
By Bismellah Alizada
The Hezb-i-Islami leader's return threatens to further upset Afghanistan's already precarious ethnic balance.
![Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtr3xml7.jpg)
Sacked Afghan Minister Symbolizes the Government's Precarious Position
By Bismellah Alizada
The ouster of Ahmad Zia Massoud further undermines ethnic balance in the fragile National Unity Government.
![TUTAP Power Project Reopens Old Wounds in Afghanistan TUTAP Power Project Reopens Old Wounds in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-26_21-17-34.jpg)
TUTAP Power Project Reopens Old Wounds in Afghanistan
By Safiullah Taye
The Hazara minority accuses the government of discrimination in changing the planned route.
![How Will Kabul Welcome Gulbuddin Hekmatyar? How Will Kabul Welcome Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-08_20-20-48.jpg)
How Will Kabul Welcome Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?
By Ali Reza Sarwar
After a peace deal, can Afghanistan's capital truly accept the brutal leader of Hezb-e-Islami?
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