Afshar, Kabul
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Afshar
افشار اوشار | |
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| Coordinates: 34°32′N 69°07′E / 34.533°N 69.117°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
Afshar (Dari: افشار, romanized: Afshār) is a hillside settlement situated in western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.[1] Most of its population are of the Qizilbash and Hazara ethnic groups.[2][3][4]
The neighbourhood was the site of the Afshar massacre of 1993.
References
[edit]- ↑ Fabrizio Foschini. (March 2019). Kabul Unpacked Retrieved 10 December 2022
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.research4development.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Hazara returnees 'targets of violence' in Afghanistan". 15 January 2004.
- ↑ Asia Times