Abdur Rahman, aided by Sunni clerics, declares…

Abdur Rahman, aided by Sunni clerics, declares the Hazaras “infidels” and wages jihad on them for the reason that they are unwilling to accept Imam Ali as the fourth caliph to succeed Mohammad, but in fact regard him as the prophet's only successor.

Briefly stated, this is the essential difference between the Shi'ites and the Sunnites.

According to some accounts, Abdur Rahman Khan massacres more than sixty percent of the Hazara population, forcing many Hazara to migrate from the Hazarajat to nearby countries and other cities in Afghanistan.