Taliban once again displayed its inhumanity, barbarism and opposition to principle of humanitarianism by shooting dead 14 civilians, including a bride and groom in western Ghor province. They were in minibus heading from Cheghcheran toward Kabul but stopped 25 Kilometers away from the city and shot dead indiscriminately. Not much surprisingly, Anwar Rahmati, the provincial governor of Ghor province told to BBC that these people were heading toward Kabul in order to pass their festival in this city and Taliban stopped them and separated them on account of their identity card. Taliban then shot dead all those who were Hazara and released the rest of them. Among the murdered civilians are three women and child and left their corpse on the roadside.

However, it is not the first time that Hazaras are targeted due to ethnicity; militants frequently separated Hazaras and then shot them dead. Taliban always tortured, kidnapped and shot dead Hazara passengers who are going in or coming out of Hazarajat. Taliban blame Hazara community for cooperation with government unfortunately government has not done anything for this community during years.

Certainly, Taliban are right to some extent. Hazara community played indisputably effective role in strengthening of democracy. Hazara embarked to democratic measures and held series peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience which affected people across the country to learn and appreciate. Despite violation of their rights, the community leaders and members never threatened to take arms and go to mountain but asked for their rights through democratic channels. Major chunk of international community and Afghan officials always say that one of the key factors of becoming a Talib or join terrorist groups is poverty. Who can ever ignore that Hazarajat is the poorest of all and meanwhile they never joined any terrorist groups nor cultivated opium.

Instead they cut their rations and sent their children to school, the positive process which government employees struggle to hinder or even stop.

It is highly possible if Hazara community played same like others, reaching to current level of democracy and liberty was far from likely. This is what exactly enrages Taliban militants. They truly understand that government does not recruit Hazaras in the security establishments meanwhile target them anywhere possible because of support of the community for democracy and human rights that are what exactly challenge the ideology of Taliban.