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Shukria Tabassum

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Shukria Tabassum
شکریه تبسم
Born2006
Jaghori, Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died (aged 9)
Zabul, Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan

Shukria Tabassum (Dari: شکریه تبسم) was a Hazara victim killed in the 2015 Zabul massacre in Zabul, Afghanistan.[1] The Tabassum movement was named after her.

Childhood and murder

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Shukria Tabassum belonged to the Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan, and was born in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province. She was the daughter of Ramazan Ali.[2] She was a student who at the age of 9 was kidnapped by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)[3] in Afghanistan. During a journey from Jaghori to Quetta, Pakistan all seven ethnic Hazara passengers were captured in the valley of Zabul, Afghanistan.[2]

Tabassum and six other passengers who were kidnapped were later executed. After they were killed, the kidnappers (known as IS members) dropped their bodies in a hospital in Zabul Valley. The other Hazaras received the news and reached to Zabul to collect their bodies.

Eponymous movement

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After the execution of all seven kidnap victims, around 20,000 demonstrators gathered in Kabul to protest against government policies and the administration, in a series of protests called the Tabassum movement, named in memory of Shukria Tabassum.[4][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Younas, Mohammad (15 November 2015). "Shukria Tabassum". hazarapeople.com. Hazara People International Network. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "شهید شکریه Shaheed Shukria – Tabassum". gapbagap.com. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Mashal, Mujib (11 November 2015). "Protest in Kabul for More Security after Seven Hostages Are Beheaded". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Kenya (11 November 2015). "Afghanis protest ISIS beheading of 9-year-old girl". Catholic Online. Retrieved 4 January 2016.