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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

Deccan Herald – Source ‘It’s a war between the Taliban and its opponents.’ The beheading of two Sikhs by the Tehrik-e-Taliban, Pakistan (TTP) underscores the heightened vulnerability of religious minorities in areas where the Taliban are in control. There is much confusion over why the Sikhs were killed. While some allege that the TTP had… Continue reading Brutal behaviour

By Sambuddha Mitra Mustafi BBC News, Kabul Source She wanted to be a pilot as a child, but has now been recognised as a leading campaigner for the rights of Afghan women. “It is difficult for a woman to be a pilot in Afghanistan. My father said it does not fit in with this country’s… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Sikh heroine fights for rights

By Sambuddha Mitra Mustafi BBC News, Kabul Source She wanted to be a pilot as a child, but has now been recognised as a leading campaigner for the rights of Afghan women. “It is difficult for a woman to be a pilot in Afghanistan. My father said it does not fit in with this country’s… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Sikh heroine fights for rights

Elissa Bogos 1/12/10 For many years, Sikhs were a prominent part of Kabul’s commercial scene, occupying prominent positions as traders, entrepreneurs, and, later, currency exchange specialists. But in today’s Afghanistan, many Sikhs find themselves marginalized and struggling to maintain their distinct cultural profile in Kabul. Before more than three decades of nearly uninterrupted strife began with… Continue reading DWINDLING SIKH COMMUNITY STRUGGLES TO ENDURE IN KABUL

Farhad Peikar Last Updated: January 09. 2010 2:31AM UAE / January 8. 2010 10:31PM GMT KABUL // When Subhash Dev lost his job in Dubai in late 2008, he returned to his home state of Rajasthan in India hoping to find work there. But a year later, he was still unemployed and took the drastic… Continue reading Indian workers from UAE left stranded in Afghanistan

By Sambuddha Mitra Mustafi BBC News, Kabul Many of the men said they had sold off their land or family jewels More than 100 Indian labourers are stranded in Afghanistan after being abandoned there by agents from Dubai. They were brought to the capital, Kabul, after they failed to find work in the Gulf or… Continue reading India labourers stranded in Kabul