Hazara-Taliban clashes add new dimension to Afghan war

Taliban forces are pushing into Hazara areas, and ethno-sectarian divisions may gather a momentum of their own

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  • Taliban incursions
  • Opaque reasoning
  • Territorial grab
  • Sectarian turn
  • Unresponsive government
  • Hazara militias
  • Enter Iran

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