Mohammed Omar MujahidMarch 1999
The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group
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The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group
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