What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1998
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.70° N, 67.11° E
- Description
- massacre by Taliban in Afghanistan in 1998
1998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacre
Massacre by Taliban in Afghanistan in 1998
The 1998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacre took place in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan in 1998. At least 10,000 people were killed by the Taliban, with Human Rights Watch estimating that the actual number of victims may be much higher.
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