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Tolo News Narinder Singh, the son of slain Afghan Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa, said on Friday he wants to contest the October parliamentary elections in Afghanistan from the seat apportioned to minority community. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said this week the Hindu and Sikh community could nominate another candidate in the wake of… Continue reading Slain Afghan Sikh Leader’s Son Could Stand In Father’s Place

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By IWPR Afghanistan Same article in Pashto. Bomber defies tight security to launch deadly strike on communal leadership Afghanistan’s tiny community of Hindus and Sikhs have been questioning their future in the country after a suicide attacker targeted a group of dignitaries travelling to meet President Ashraf Ghani in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The Islamic… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs Hit By Suicide Attack

Sikh 24 NEW DELHI—The Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal has said that the party’s parliamentarians will try to get passed a Bill during the Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament for the permanent citizenship of immigrating Afghan Sikhs in India. He further said that the terrorism has no religion and all of us need… Continue reading Will Struggle to Facilitate Citizenship to Immigrating Afghan Sikhs, says Sukhbir Badal

News 18 Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the deadly attack targeting Sikhs and Hindus in the eastern city of Jalalabad will be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators will face trial as he visited a Gurdwara in Kabul and offered condolences to the minority community. President Ghani visited the Gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan area of… Continue reading Afghan President Visits Gurdwara; Promises Action Against Jalalabad Blast Perpetrators