When a bomb explodes in Afghanistan, Hazara-Canadians brace for the worst By Ali Mirzad. Published on May 17, 2021 11:03am Now that the Taliban is being ushered back in, Canadian foreign policy can no longer exist in the shadow of American policy. An employee at the Sayed Al-Shuhada all-girls school puts donated flowers on the desks of Hazara students killed by a triple bomb blast on May 8. (Najib Hassanyar photo)
Earlier this month, bombs once again hit the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul, this time targeting the Sayed Al-Shuhada all-girls school. The aftershock of the three blasts in the Afghan capital could be felt across the Atlantic by Hazara-Canadians. And whenever a bomb goes off back home, Hazaras here in Canada brace for the worst.