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Tuesday 6 July 2010 Source: Guardian They suffered under the mujahideen and the Taliban – but Afghan Sikhs still feel a strong bond with the country Few people outside Afghanistan are aware of the Afghan Sikh community: a little-known, inconspicuous religious minority whose mass exodus from Afghanistan began with the coming to power of the… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs: forgotten victims

By Sayed Salahuddin Fri Jul 2, 2010 Source KABUL (Reuters) – They thrived long before the arrival of Islam in the seventh century and for a long time dominated the country’s economy, but Sikh and Hindu Afghans now find themselves struggling for survival. “We have no shelter, no land and no authority,” says Awtar Singh,… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs grapple with uncertain future

read a news article about them This article is not about Afghan Hindus and Sikhs but I thought some Afghan Sikhs might find it interesting as it relates to Sikhs in neighboring country sharing the same language.  

By Prabhjot Singh – Tribune News Service … He [Paramjit Singh Sarna] said the issue regarding the grant of citizenship to those who had come from Afghanistan was also raised at the meeting with the Law Minister. A memorandum and factual position would be submitted soon. Earlier a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management… Continue reading citizenship of Afghan Sikhs in India

By Deepali Gaur Source The Sikhs call India their ancestral homeland as their ancestors settled in Afghanistan. The recent beheading of Sikhs in Pakistan, purpotedly by the Taliban is a reminder of the tenuous lives that the depleting community of Sikhs on either side of the Pakistan-Afghan border face today. Two Sikh men were believed… Continue reading The Afghan Sikhs face new threats