Tom Kmiec, Deputy Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, has recently stated that 130 years after the rule of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, the Hazaras in Afghanistan are still subjected to harassment and targeted violence.
In a message issued on the occasion of “Hazara Genocide Remembrance Day,” Mr. Kmiec said: “By commemorating this horrific massacre, we honor the victims, support the survivors, and ensure that these atrocities are not forgotten.”
He further emphasized that in 1891, Abdur Rahman Khan ordered the “massacre” and “forced displacement” of the Hazaras.
According to him, following this order, more than half of the Hazara population in Afghanistan were either killed or displaced.
Addressing Hazaras living in Canada and across the world, the Deputy Speaker also said: “You are not forgotten.”
It is worth noting that September 25 is marked as the day the “Hazara Genocide” began under Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, the former king of Afghanistan.
Historical records show that on September 25, 1891, Abdur Rahman Khan ordered the massacre and forced displacement of the Hazaras, as a result of which more than half of their population were massacred.
Earlier, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Canadian Parliament had recognized the “mass atrocities” committed against the Hazaras between 1891 and 1893 under Abdur Rahman Khan.
The committee had also previously acknowledged the Hazara massacre carried out under Abdur Rahman Khan.
