At the same time, however, certain incidents caused distrust between the Taliban and Afghan Shias. The 1998 Mazar-i-Sharif massacre was the most significant, having taken place in response to ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdur-Rashid Dustum's betrayal and subsequent massacre of Taliban fighters, as well as false rumors that Hazaras had beheaded senior Taliban leader Mawlawi Ihsanullah Ihsan at the grave of Abdul-Ali Mazari, which led to the massacre of a significant number of Hazaras. The commander responsible for the massacre, Abdul-Manan Niazi, later became notable for his opposition to the Taliban's leadership, having formed the rebellious High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 2015, before being killed, reportedly by the Taliban themselves.
at the same time however certain incidents caused distrust between the taliban and afghan shias the 1998 mazar-i-sharif massacre was the most significant having taken place in response to ethnic uzbek warlord abdur-rashid dustum's betrayal and subsequent massacre of taliban fighters as well as false rumors that hazaras had beheaded senior taliban leader mawlawi ihsanullah ihsan at the grave of abdul-ali mazari which led to the massacre of a significant number of hazaras the commander responsible for the massacre abdul-manan niazi later became notable for his opposition to the taliban's leadership having formed the rebellious high council of the islamic emirate of afghanistan in 2015 before being killed reportedly by the taliban themselves