The Guardian on the Shia minority after the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan: The situation has become terrifying

The British newspaper, The Guardian, shed light on the conditions of the minority Shia Hazaras and the vast majority of Afghans who do not embrace extremist religious views, after the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
“When US President Joe Biden set a deadline for withdrawal on September 11, exactly 20 years after the terrorist attacks of Al-Qaeda, which led to Washington’s intervention, the Pentagon decided to exit as soon as possible, and the UK and other NATO allies decided they should follow,” mentioned the newspaper.
It added, it is now expected that all foreign forces, in addition to 17,000 contractors, mostly Americans, will disappear by mid-July.
“The situation for the vast majority of Afghans who do not embrace extremist religious views has become appalling, as civilian casualties rose by 29 percent between January and March, compared to the same period in 2020,” it added.
The Guardian pointed out that government agencies recorded 3,754 “terrorism-related” deaths last May, which is a marked increase from the number of deaths recorded by the same cause last April, which amounted to 1,645 deaths.
The newspaper pointed out that among the civilian casualties last month were 50 female students from the Shia Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, which was deliberately targeted by armed men, in addition to aid workers, activists and journalists.