"Hazara Wedding"
An exuberant dancer at a Hazara wedding in
Kabul. Hazaras are believed to have originated from the Mongol invasions of
Genghis Khan. Being Shia Muslims, they were amongst the worst victims of the
Taliban. It was in the Hazara heartland of Bamiyan, , in a display of
religious intolerance, the Taliban destroyed the giant Buddha August 2004