engagedinadeliberatecampaignto governmenttotakeaction…forthe violenceagainsttheHazaras.She "killandthendisplace"membersofthe protectionofHazaraminoritiesin acknowledgedthattheremaybea ethnicgroupfromtheirhomeswhich Afghanistanbecausereallyitis "smallconflict"betweenthetwo hasledtothedisplacementofmore genocide,"sheproclaimed. groupsandpredictedtheycould"solve than1,400families. WhileJafaridatesthebeginningof it veryeasily." Reportshavesurfacedinthepast thegenocideagainstHazarastomore Jafarielaboratedontheoppression yearofmassacrestargetingHazara thanacenturyago,sheseesnowasthe ofwomenandotherethnicminorities people,includingthekillingof13 timeto"protecttheHazaracommunity atthehandsoftheTaliban,stating HazarasintheDaykundiprovince. fromAfghanistan"andwantstheU.S. thattheyarebanningwomenfrom Reportshavealsoemergedofevictions to"recognizewhathappened[tothe] "society,""politics"andthe"economy." ofthousandsofHazarafamiliesfrom HazaraethnicityinAfghanistanasa "Allwomenareinthehouseand theirhomesintheDaykundiprovince genocide." thentheycan'tdoanything,"shesaid. andMazar-e-Sharifbasedonclaims Jafari,aShiaMuslim,insistedthat Shereportedthat"womencannotgo theyhadnoownershipovertheirland. theTaliban,aSunninationalist toschoolanddon'thaveanyrighttodo TheTalibanlookforthe"smallest movement,doesnotbelievein"rights anyjobslikeasajudgeorin[a]high- cues"todeterminewhethersomeoneis forminoritiesorotherreligionsin rankingposition." partoftheHazaraethnicgroupornot, Afghanistan."Fromtheirperspective, Jafariidentifiedelementaryschool shesaid.Thisincludeslookingattheir shemaintained,SunniIslamshouldbe teachersandhospitalemployeesas faceorlearningtheirname.Jafari theonlyreligionpracticedinthe amongtheonlyjobsopentowomen reportedthatoncetheTaliban country. followingtheTalibantakeover. determinesthatsomeoneisaHazara, Sinceretakingpower,Jafari Forherpart,Jafariisfreefromthe "theykillyourightaway." declared,theTalibanhas"started Taliban-controlledAfghanistan,asshe "Thisislikeagenocideagainst exactlythesamemodelofgovernance" hasresidedinMarylandsince2014. Hazaras,"shesaid. theyembracedwhentheylastruled TheTaliban'sthreatagainsther Jafarimaintainedthat"the Afghanistanbeforethe9/11terror promptedhertoescapetotheU.S. internationalcommunityissilentand attacksin2001andthesubsequent Asateenagerandyoungadult, theycannotdoanythingwiththis U.S.militaryinvolvementinthenation. Jafarihadpreviouslyspenttimeasa situationrightnow"becauseofthe "Thisisnotacceptablefornotonly refugeeinIran,wheresheopeneda Taliban'sefforttotakecontrolofthe women,itisnotacceptablefor schoolforotherrefugeeswhocouldnot internet. anybody,especiallyforthereligious gotoschoolbecausetheylackedthe Jafarihopesthatherappearanceat minorities." properidentificationfromtheUnited theInternationalReligiousFreedom AlthoughtheTalibanis"tryingto NationsHighCommissioneron Summitwouldraiseawarenessabout actliketheyarechanged"andaccept Refugees.Shestartedtheschoolwhen theplightoftheHazaras. "allreligionsoreverypeoplethatlivein shewas17yearsoldandworkedthere "IwanttoaskfortheU.S. Afghanistan,"Jafariseessuch foralmostsixyears. pronouncementsasinsincere. JafarireturnedtoAfghanistan ShehighlightedtheTaliban'srefusal shortlyafterthe9/11attacks.Whileher tohonorAfghanistan'sconstitution schooloperatedwithoutpermission thatessentiallydeclaresthat fromtheIraniangovernmentasan Taliban has engaged in a "everybodyisthesame,"whethermale "undergroundschool,"iteducatedover deliberate campaign to orfemaleorSunniorShia.TheTaliban 8,000students.Herfriendstook hasalso"closedthelastworshipplace" controloftheschoolaftershereturned "kill and then displace" forHindusinAfghanistanand toAfghanistanforaboutoneyear members of the ethnic preventedreligiousminoritiesfrom beforethegovernmentclosedthe holding"specialeventsinthestreets." schoolbecauseitwasillegal. group from their homes Jafaricharacterizedreportsof Jafariexpressedgratitudethatmany which has led to the violencebetweentheIslamicStateand childrenwhowenttothe"underground theTalibanas"fakenews"designedto school"endedupcontinuingtheir displacement of more distract"internationalcommunities" educationandobtainingcollege than 1,400 families. andthemediafromthe"otherbig degreesatinstitutionsworldwide. issues"inAfghanistan,specificallythe Christianpost.com 35