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=== Sunni Hazaras ===
[[File:شیر محمد خان هزاره.jpg|thumb|200px|Sher Muhammad Khan Hazara, the chieftain of the Sunni Hazaras from [[Qala e Naw|Qala-e-Naw, Badghis]]]]
Sunni Hazaras have practiced [[Sunni Islam]] for a long time, predating the [[Afghan amir]] [[Abdul Rahman Khan]]'s occupation of [[Hazarajat]]. However, some were forcefully converted from Shi'a to Sunni Islam following Abdur Rahman's occupation and the [[Hazara genocide]]. In Afghanistan, they primarily inhabit the provinces of [[Baghlan province|Baghlan]], [[Badghis province|Badghis]], [[Ghor province|Ghor]], [[Kunduz province|Kunduz]], [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]], [[Bamyan province|Bamyan]], [[Badakhshan province|Badakhshan]], [[Parwan province|Parwan]], and [[Kabul province|Kabul]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=پولادی|first=حسن|title=هزاره‌ها: تاریخ، سیاست، اقتصاد و فرهنگ. ترجمهٔ علی عالمی کرمانی.|year=2008|publisher=انتشارات عرفان|isbn=978-964-06-0527-1|pages=205–206}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=گیزابی|first=محمداکرم|title=هزاره‌ها و هزارستان اثر گروه تحقیقی پیدی میتلند. ترجمهٔ محمداکرم گیزابی. مجمع نویسندگان افغانستان.|year= 1996|page=192}}</ref>

Sher Muhammad Khan Hazara, a Sunni Hazara and [[Bey|chieftain]] of the Hazaras of [[Qala e Naw]], was a warlord who participated in the Sunni coalition that defended [[Herat (1793–1863)|Herat in 1837]]. He was also one of those who defeated British forces around [[Qandahar]] and in the [[Maiwand]] desert during the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]] (1838–1842).<ref>{{Cite book |last=دلجو |first=عباس |title=تاریخ باستانی هزاره‌ها |date=2018 |publisher=موسسه انتشارات مقصوی، کابل |isbn=978-9936-624-00-9 |location=کابل، افغانستان |page=222}}</ref>

During the [[Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)|1996–2001 Afghan Civil War]], the [[Taliban]] also [[forcefully converted]] Shia Hazaras into Sunni.<ref>How We Missed the Story: Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan, Roy Gutman, 2008, pp. 138–141</ref>

In recent years, a number of intellectuals and activists have established the [[National Council of Sunni Hazaras|National Council of Sunni Hazaras of Afghanistan]]. The council aims to provide representation and a collective voice for this community, which is often described as a “minority within a minority,” in the country’s social and political spheres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-17 |title=Sunni Hazaras of Afghanistan |url=https://www.bolaq.org/2020/09/sunni-hazaras-of-afghanistan/ |access-date=2026-03-11 |website=BOLAQ |language=en-US}}</ref>