April 1994 By Lavina Melwani, New York Kandahar in Afghanistan is a small town-a sleepy, four-bazaar town-but within its heart it holds a burden of griefs: ten-year-old Mukesh had been sent by his mother to the nearest bazaar to fetch yogurt for lunch. He never returned home alive. Caught in a sudden volley of cross-fire… Continue reading Hindus Abandon Afghanistan
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Strife-torn Afghanistan enters a new and uncertain phase with the signing of Geneva accord
Source: India Today By Shekhar Gupta JALALABAD: BLACK BAISAKHI For Afghanistan’s 50,000-odd Hindus and Sikhs, Baisakhi is Diwali, Holi and the Gurupurab all rolled into one. But on the big day last fortnight, the mood in Kabul’s Karte Prawan Gurdwara was grim. The gloom had its origins 250 km away in Jalalabad, a historic city… Continue reading Strife-torn Afghanistan enters a new and uncertain phase with the signing of Geneva accord