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Pajhwok (MENAFN – Pajhwok Afghan News) WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Members of the minority Hindu and Sikh communities continue to be denied the rights granted to Muslims by Afghan courts, a US report alleged on Tuesday. The minority communities claimed members continued to avoid settling disputes in courts due to fear of retaliation and instead went for… Continue reading Afghan Hindus, Sikhs facing discrimination: US report

Business Standard On the occasion of Vaisakhi, the Afghan Hindu community organised the opening ceremony of their first temple in Maryland, United States. Afghan Hindus are a small community and the DC Metropolitan area is home to around 300 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs. The opening ceremony of AsaMai Hindu Temple of Washington Metropolitan was also attended by Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States,… Continue reading US: Maryland gets its first Afghan Hindu temple

Business Standard Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that Indian citizenship will be provided to the people belonging to the minority communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan, who have immigrated before December 14. Speaking at the Distribution of Nationality Certificate to Sindhi Citizens’ event in Lucknow, Rajnath Singh said, “I had earlier said people who have come to India from Pakistan and Afghanistan before December 14… Continue reading ‘Pak, Afghan minorities immigrated before Dec 14 to be given Indian citizenship’

IWPR By Arzu Mohammadi Dari Version | Pashto Version The tiny Hindu and Sikh community in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan say that growing discrimination is making their life increasingly hard. Only a handful of families remain from a community that once played an important role as merchants and entrepreneurs, and who lived in Afghanistan… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Still Struggling

The National  By Ruchi Kumar Festivities in Kabul are far simpler and more sombre than Diwali celebrations in other parts of the world, a reflection of two minority communities eager to remain discrete.A nondescript building with no signage, lights or other decorative features, the purpose of the Asmayee Temple in the heart of Kabul is known only to… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs celebrate Diwali without ‘pomp and splendour’ amid fear