Abdul Khaliq Hazara (assassin)
Abdul Khaliq Hazara, was a Hazara student who assassinated the King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Nadir Shah, on 8 November 1933, during an award distribution ceremony. He was quickly arrested, tortured and later executed by quartering along with most of his relatives.
Abdul Khaliq c. 1932
M1895, the same type of revolver which Khaliq used to assassinate the King
The Hazaras are an ethnic group and a principal component of the population of Afghanistan. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan. Hazaras are also as significant minority groups in Pakistan mainly in Quetta and Iran mainly in Mashhad. They speak the Dari and Hazaragi dialects of Persian. Dari, also known as Dari Persian, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan.
Hazara schoolboys
Ethnic Hazara men in Behsud, Maidan Wardak
Hazaras on the anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari's death in 2021 in Kabul
Abdul Khaliq, a Hazara school student who assassinated Muhammad Nadir Shah, the king of Afghanistan