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Last two Sikh’s Holy Scriptures arrive in New Delhi from Afghanistan

18th January, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The last two holy religious scriptures of Sikhism (Saroops) of the Guru Granth Sahib arrived from Afghanistan’s Kabul in Delhi Wednesday. The two Sikh’s Holy Scriptures were carried out by three Afghan Sikhs from Kabul to New Delhi by a non-Scheduled Kam Air flight. Six Holy Scriptures were successfully flown into New Delhi on

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Posted in India-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Religious minorities in Afghanistan |
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The Last Sikh In Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province

25th November, 2022 · admin

RFE/RL spoke to shopkeeper Charin Singh, who is believed to be the only Sikh remaining in the Afghan city of Jalalabad and the wider Nangharhar Province. He says attacks by militants have driven his family and other members of the Sikh community abroad.

Posted in Ethnic Issues | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Nangarhar |
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Afghanistan’s Dwindling Sikh Community Escapes to India

11th October, 2022 · admin

Anjana Pasricha VOA News October 11, 2022 NEW DELHI — In a Sikh temple tucked in the narrow lanes of the Indian capital, New Delhi, 60-year Harbans Singh offers a prayer of gratitude. The temple has become his temporary home after he fled Afghanistan, where his family had lived for generations. “We have left our homes,

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, India-Afghanistan Relations, ISIS/DAESH, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Life under Taliban rule |
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With Sikhs practically extinct in Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, India’s case as a natural homeland deserves a revisit

27th September, 2022 · admin

Monica Verma via Firstpost: If they can’t come back to India which was once the land of their ancestors, then where do they go? The fact that the Sikhs weren’t allowed to carry their scriptures by the current Taliban government to India and the fact that Sikhs will soon be an extinct minority in Afghanistan

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, India-Afghanistan Relations, Opinion/Editorial, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs, Escape from the Taliban, Life under Taliban rule |
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Taliban restricts ferrying of Sikh scriptures out of Afghanistan; SGPC condemns move

14th September, 2022 · admin

The Tribune: The Taliban-led Afghanistan government has denied ferrying of four copies of Sikh scriptures (two Sri Guru Granth Sahib and two Sanchi Sahib) that were to accompany a group of 60 Afghan Sikhs, supposed to land in New Delhi on September 11.  The SGPC has strongly condemned the Taliban government for this. Terming it

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Posted in India-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Sikhs |
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Attacked at home, Afghan Sikhs find community on Long Island

5th September, 2022 · admin

Kearney Hub: Sikhs and Hindus make up only a tiny fraction of the population of Afghanistan, which is almost entirely Muslim. Under the Taliban in the late 1990s, they were asked to identify themselves by wearing yellow armbands or badges, reminiscent of Nazi Germany, and in recent years they have been repeatedly targeted by extremists.

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Afghan Sikhs |
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At Least Two Killed In Attack On Kabul Sikh Temple

18th June, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 18, 2022 An attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul killed at least two people and wounded seven on June 18, following the detonation of a car loaded with explosives, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. A video circulating on social media showed a

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Religious minorities in Afghanistan, Taliban Security Failure |
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Afghanistan among the ‘worst of the worst’ in violating religious freedom: US panel

28th April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The report said that in Afghanistan, many minority Jewish, Hindu and Sikh residents have fled the country after the IEA [Taliban] returned to power. It said many members of other religious minorities, such as Ahmadiyya Muslims, Baha’is and Christian converts are worshipping in secret for fear of persecution. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs, Life under Taliban rule, Religious minorities in Afghanistan, Shiites |
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Afghanistan’s last Sikhs in a dilemma: To stay or leave

21st January, 2022 · admin

Al Jazeera: Community leaders estimate just 140 Sikhs remain in the Taliban-ruled country, mostly in the eastern city of Jalalabad and capital Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Ethnic Issues, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Life under Taliban rule |
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Kabul Sikhs Fear For Safety After Armed Men Attack Temple

6th October, 2021 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 6, 2021 Sikhs in Kabul say more than a dozen armed men attacked and briefly occupied a Sikh temple in the Kart-e Parwan district of the Afghan capital on October 5, tying up the guards and destroying security cameras. There were no major injuries reported. The leader of the temple, Gurnam,

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Sikhs, Taliban Security Failure |
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