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Afghans Protest Over Hazara Beheadings

Afghan police on November 11 fired into the air to drive back protesters who tried to climb the walls of a building near the president's palace, as anger boiled over about the beheading of seven members of the Hazara ethnic minority by Islamist militants.

The incident happened as thousands of Afghans marched through Kabul to protest the killing of seven ethnic Hazaras, allegedly by Taliban militants.

The protesters carried the coffins of the seven victims and called for a new government that can ensure security in the country.

There has been an upsurge in violence this year against the Afghan Hazara community, which is predominantly Shi'ite, including a series of kidnappings and killings.

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