Hazara Genocide Archive

Jibrail town, Herat province, Afghanistan

Due to an assault by unidentified gunmen targeting a "Rickshaw" tricycle in Jabrail town of Herat province, a tragic event unfolded, resulting in the loss of 6 lives, including religious scholars, women, and children, with several others sustaining injuries. Remarkably, this terrorist incident marks the second attack on the Hazara community in the town within a week. The previous week, on October 23, 2023, two assailants on a motorcycle targeted clerics Rajab Akhlaqi and Khadim Hossain Hedayati, fatally shooting them on the spot. The town of Jabrail in Herat province of Afghanistan, predominantly inhabited by Hazaras, has experienced numerous terrorist attacks in recent years.