The role of Hazaras during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42)
In 1842 Hazaras in the vicinity of Ghazni approached British and expressed their wish and desire that British invaders should exterminate the Pashtun race and repopulate the country (eastern Afghanistan) with Indians and Hazaras. Henry Rawlinson in his diary (unpublished) writes: “The Huzareh all visited us and did their best to supply us. They have … Read more