The Holocaust of the Hazaras and Canada’s “right side of history” policy

The overwhelming question for the millions of Hazaras living in segregation and on borrowed time, is when will the peace-loving and human rights champion Canada actually place itself on the right side of history in Afghanistan, writes Ali Mirzad.

Soldiers during an exercise at the Consolidated Fielding Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Attention on Sept. 2, 2013. Photograph by Sgt. James Funk, courtesy of National Defence

Opinion

BY ALI MIRZAD

March 28, 2018

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, when Canada decided to enter the chaotic Afghan war arena, it did so primarily in a show of solidarity to its neighbour, ally and number-one trading partner, the United States. Our then Prime Minister Jean Chretien offered Canada’s full support...

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