February 26, 2013

The Threat to Pakistan's Shiites

Jeffrey Stern, The Atlantic

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Even in a region where violence is all too common, the campaign of terror against the Hazaras is singular. And it's getting worse.

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TAGGED: Terrorism, Hazara, shiites, Pakistan

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