Shukria Tabassum () was a Hazara victim killed in the 2015 Zabul massacre in Zabul, Afghanistan. The Tabassum movement was named after her.

Childhood and murder

Shukria Tabassum belonged to the Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan, and was born in Jaghori District of

Ghazni Province Ghazni (; ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in southeastern Afghanistan. The province contains 19 Districts of Afghanistan, districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.3 million people, making it the 5th most ...

. She was the daughter of Ramazan Ali. She was a student who at the age of 9 was kidnapped by the

Islamic State – Khorasan Province The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP or ISIS–K) is a regional branch of the Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist group Islamic State (IS) active in Central Asia, Central and South Asia, primarily Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uz ...

(ISIS-K) in Afghanistan. During a journey from Jaghori to

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

, Pakistan all seven ethnic Hazara passengers were captured in the valley of

Zabul Zabul (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a population of 249,000. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zab ...

, Afghanistan. Tabassum and six other passengers who were kidnapped were later executed. After they were killed, the kidnappers (known as IS members) dropped their bodies in a hospital in Zabul Valley. The other Hazaras received the news and reached to Zabul to collect their bodies.

Eponymous movement

After the execution of all seven kidnap victims, around 20,000 demonstrators gathered in

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

to protest against government policies and the administration, in a series of protests called the Tabassum movement, named in memory of Shukria Tabassum.

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Childhood and murder

Eponymous movement

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