Afghanistan: Gunmen Attack Hazara Miners in Afghanistan, Killing at Least 9

Jan 6, 2017 | Mujib Mashal and Fahim Abed, New York Times
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Gunmen in northern Afghanistan ambushed ethnic Hazara coal miners on Friday, shooting at least nine of them dead and seemingly adding to a string of recent attacks singling out ethnic or sectarian minorities. The attack happened in the district of Tala Wa Barfak in Baghlan Province, a hub for coal-mining in northern Afghanistan. The miners were on a bus returning home to central Daykondi Province, according to Faiz Muhammed Amiri, the district governor of Tala Wa Barfak.