Thousands of Afghans flee fighting in Hazara districts Thousands of Afghans flee to Ghazni city to escape fighting in two Hazara-dominated districts, with some describing the violence as the worst they had seen in the 17-year conflict. The Taliban have been battling members of Afghanistan's special forces and ethnic Hazara militia in the previously safe districts of Jaghori and Malistan in the southeastern province of Ghazni for nearly a week. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES