A Kuchi camp (file photo)

8am: Over the past month, armed nomads have attacked parts of the Hazara-populated districts in the provinces of Ghazni and Maidan Wardak. Residents of these areas report that the nomads, in addition to destroying their crops, have engaged in shooting and beating local people. In one instance, they claimed ownership of individuals’ private lands. Residents of the affected areas who have complained about the harassment by the nomads say they approached local Taliban authorities in these districts, but the officials directly supported the nomads and refused to expel them from residential areas. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, nomads have, with the group’s support, claimed ownership of lands in several Hazara-populated areas in the central provinces of Afghanistan, sometimes forcing people to relocate and pay exorbitant fines. Click here to read more (external link).