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Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh, Hindu communities flee new abuses

23rd June, 2016 · admin

Newspaper-Icon-300pxReuters:  On a bright day in downtown Kabul, Jagtar Singh Laghmani was in his traditional herb shop when a man turned up, drew a knife and told him to convert to Islam or he would cut his throat. Only bystanders and other shopkeepers saved his life. The incident earlier this month was the latest attack on a dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan, a deeply conservative Muslim country struggling with growing insecurity caused by an Islamist insurgency and economic challenges. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Human Rights, Society | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs |
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