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Hazaras: Afghanistan's Outsiders
The Hazaras cherish education and hard work, but their Shiite Muslim faith and Asian features have long made them a target. Will they find a better life in the post-Taliban era?
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awli, or enclosed household, often shared by extended family. Her children near, Marziya Hamdard tends to daily chores, heating water in the wood-fueled samovar.]]>
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sherni—more than a thousand pounds a day. Conditions in the Kabul factory are unsanitary; owner Rahmatullah (right) must pay bribes to stay open. “We hope our children will have other options,” he says.]]>
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“Klinik-I dendan,” with a symbol everyone can understand. The sign up the stairs points the way to a hospital and lists doctors’ names.]]>
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“Yakhsov” means “ice burner”; the saint is said to have saved local people during a terrible winter by burning snow.]]>
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“Koh-o mardomon moya,” a saying goes: “The mountains are our people.”]]>
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