Source: South Florida Times Gagandeep Singh Soni, 13, was attending school at the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this year when he heard gunshots outside his classroom. Joginder Singh, his friend and classmate, had left to fetch tea for the entire class. A gurdwara is a place of assembly and worship for… Continue reading SIKHS FLEE AFGHANISTAN IN WAKE OF ISIS ATTACK ON PLACE OF WORSHIP
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Request by Afghan Sikhs to settle in India rises after gurdwara attack in March
Source: Hindustan Times A total of 357 members of Afghanistan’s Sikh minority have arrived in India this year to escape persecution and targeted attacks by “terrorists and their sponsors”, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. Requests from Afghan Sikhs to be granted permission to settle in India had increased since a terror attack… Continue reading Request by Afghan Sikhs to settle in India rises after gurdwara attack in March
Veteran Afghan Sikh leader Khajinder Singh passes away in Delhi
Source: The World Sikh News For the last thirty years, Khajinder Singh had made his vocation to support the Afghan Sikh repatriates coming from Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan fleeing the perilous situation in the war-torn country. He passed away last evening following a massive heart attack. He came to Delhi in 1990 itself… Continue reading Veteran Afghan Sikh leader Khajinder Singh passes away in Delhi
BEACON OF HOPE FOR AFGHANI SIKH & HINDU FAMILIES SETTLING IN INDIA PASSES AWAY AFTER CARDIAC ARREST
Source: Sikh24.com NEW DELHI, India—S. Khajinder Singh Khurana, a prominent activist who worked tirelessly to relocate Afghani Sikh and Hindu families out of Afghanistan passed away yesterday due to cardiac arrest. Khajinder Singh was a very respectful member of the Sikh community and held in great regard by both Sikh and Hindu Afghani communities. He… Continue reading BEACON OF HOPE FOR AFGHANI SIKH & HINDU FAMILIES SETTLING IN INDIA PASSES AWAY AFTER CARDIAC ARREST