Hazara people

Hundreds of Hazara families still reside in caves because their original villages were destroyed by Tajik and Pashtun.

Stunning Afghan Hazara

From the moment humans first tamed animals about 10,000 years ago, animals have played a big role in people's lives. Even though at first domestic animals were used for meat, milk, and hides, as time passed, humans realized that they are not just food but living and breathing creatures. They began to see them as their friends who would accompany them while hunting, traveling, or guarding their homes. However, there was always something special but complex in the relationship between humans…

The Hazara people or the Hazaras are an ethnic tribe native to the Hazarajat region of Central Afghanistan.

While much of Afghanistan has been roiled by near constant war since the American invasion in 2001, there are parts of the country that are still untouched by war. Frederic Lagrange traveled to one to meet people living on the edge and see the beautiful landscape.

This picture relates to the book because it is a young Hazara boy, like Sohrab. He is dirty, and looks sad. I think this is representative of how the Hazara are treated, but especially how they have been treated in the past several years under the Taliban's reign. Looking at the picture you could infer that maybe he has lost his parents, just like Sohrab. ~Kristin

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