Hazara International Forum of Great Britain  

The Hazara International Forum of Great Britain denounces the racially motivated attack of Pashtoon Kochi tribesmen in Wardak, Behsood Province of Afghanistan.

The so called tyrannical nomads - armed heavily with the help of cruel Taliban -have recently been invading the poor Hazara peasants of Behsood, forcefully driving them out of their villages and plundering their meager livelihood. These Kochis enjoy the full support of Taliban and their sympathisers and carry out these heartless acts of barbarianism at their instigation which is so typical of Taliban, but try to paint it as a new installment of long standing struggle between Hazaras and Pashtoon Kochis over the control of natural resources in the form of grazing pastures and water reservoirs. Several men and children have lost their lives and many displaced in search of safe refuge so far.

 The Chairman of HIF Haji Marzooq Ali discussed the issue with Afghan Hazara activists Arif Saher, Abdullah Akberi, Haji Mohammad Rahim, Tahir Sharan and others and rendered the full support of the HIF Council and members for the planed demonstration of combined Hazara community in the UK, in front of Afghan Embassy London. Haji Marzooq Ali expressed HIF’s resolute solidarity with the oppressed Hazara brothers of Behsood and said that the Hazara community of Quetta shares their grief and loss at the atrocity.

  The Hazara International Forum also censured the scandalous silence of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Human Rights Watch and other humanitarian organizations over the ruthless killings. HIF supports the cause of the Afghan parliamentarians Ahmad Behzad and prominent Hazara politicians Muhaqiq and others who are boycotting the Afghan parliament proceedings in an attempt to draw attention and pressurize the Karzai Government to take action against the aggressors.

 HIF demands that a full investigation into the facts of this tragic incident is carried out by the Afghan government and the perpetrators are brought to justice. A permanent political solution to the dispute should also be sought so that the peace loving Hazara people of Afghanistan especially Behsoods can live their lives in harmony.

Agha Marzooq Ali                              Shafquat Ali

(HIF Chairman)                                  (HIF Co-ordinator)