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Hazara Minority To Play Critical Role in Afghan Election

A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
David Gilkey / NPR
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A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
David Gilkey / NPR
/
NPR
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
David Gilkey / NPR
/
NPR
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.
David Gilkey / NPR
/
NPR
A Hazara man sits on the porch of a tea shop on the southwestern edge of Kabul. The Hazara minority is poised to play a key role in the Aug. 20 presidential elections and provincial council races.

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