Shukria Tabassum
Shukria Tabassum (Dari: شکریه تبستم) was the daughter of Ramazan Ali from Afghanistan born in Jaghori district of Ghazni Province.[1]
Shukria Tabassum شکریه تبستم | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shukria 2006 |
| Died | (aged 9) Zabul, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | 2015 Zabul beheading |
| Nationality | Afghanistani |
| Other names | Tabassum |
She belonged to the Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan. She was a student who at the age of 9 was kidnapped by ISIS in Afghanistan. During a journey from Jaghori to Quetta, Pakistan all seven ethnic Hazara passengers were captured in the valley of Zabul, Afghanistan.[2]
After the beheading all seven kidnap victims, around 20,000 demonstrators gathered in Kabul to protest against government policies and the administration.[3]
Shukriya and the other 7 passengers who were kidnapped later got killed. They were decapitated. After they were killed, the kidnappers (known as members of ISIS) dropped their bodies in a hospital in Zabul Valley. The other Hazaras received the news and reached to Zabul to collect their bodies.
See also
References
- "Shukria Tabassum | Hazara People International Network". hazarapeople.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- "شهید شکریه Shaheed Shukria – Tabassum – گپ به گپ". af.gapbagap.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- Catholic Online. "Afghanis protest ISIS beheading of 9-year-old girl - Middle East - International - News - Catholic Online". catholic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-04.