Source Amnesty International has today (23 June 2003) singled out the UK, alongside Afghanistan’s immediate neighbours, for criticism for its policy of returning refugees to Afghanistan. The organisation said that the security situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated in 2003, with at least two thirds of the country now in a situation of “generalised instability.” There… Continue reading Afghanistan refugee returns: ‘Out of sight, out of mind’
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Homage to Shree Gopal Kukreja
By Ajay Kukreja – May 2003 Shree Gopal Jee Kukreja, a well known and much esteemed member of Afghan Hindu community embarked on his heavenly adobe in Mississauga, Ontario, on Wednesday, the 23rd April 2003. Being a respected member of our community, a very religious man, a virtuous husband, and a devoted father, Shree Gopal… Continue reading Homage to Shree Gopal Kukreja
Hindu School at Asamai Mandir
By Bramdut Sharma- April 2003 I went to Kabul (Afghanistan) on deputation for three years under the first Indian Technical Aid Programme (ITEC Aid Programme) to help the friendly countries to uplift the people in their education, social and economical status, by the Government of India to our friendly countries in 1965 as a Mathematics… Continue reading Hindu School at Asamai Mandir
“We the old dwellers of this land” – a book review
“We the old dwellers of this land” Author: Ishar Dass Publisher: Afghanistan Cultural Association, Stockholm, Sweden Date: March 2003 Language: Dari A commentary on “We the old dwellers of this land…) in German
Taliban Destroyed 70 Gurdwaras in Afghanistan
By P.T.I. Rediff.com, Feb. 15, 2003 Source “It is not just the Bamiyan Buddhas which faced the wrath of Taliban. They also completely destroyed nearly 70 historical Sikh gurdwaras in Afghanistan. ‘It all started after the demolition of Babri Masjid . . . the Taliban were angry and took out their anger at Hindu and… Continue reading Taliban Destroyed 70 Gurdwaras in Afghanistan
Afghan refugees opt for repatriation
Source Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 8 For the first time in 20 years, Afghan refugees in India have evinced interest in returning to Afghanistan. The changing political conditions in Afghanistan have encouraged 80 Hindu and Sikh Afghan refugees to opt for voluntary repatriation since April 2002. The Ariana Airlines direct flight between India… Continue reading Afghan refugees opt for repatriation
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Afghani Sikhs Decline P.S.G.P.C.’s Kar Seva Offer Source By STAFF The Tribune, Dec. 31, 2002 “In a significant development, Mr. Mopi Muta Faqir, Deputy Transport Minister, Afghanistan, today said the Sikhs in his country had refused to get the kar seva [voluntary work in the context of renovating religious shrines] of their shrines done by… Continue reading Untitled