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Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India. In the Taliban’s birthplace, the southern city of Kandahar, their children cannot go to school and locals stone or spit on the men in the streets, who mostly try to… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs forced to lie about miseries

Source Afghanistan: Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India. In the Taliban’s birthplace, the southern city of Kandahar, their children cannot go to school and locals stone or spit on the men in the streets, who mostly… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Sikhs yearn for India

Source 14 Dec 2006 08:45:23 GMT Source: IRIN NEW DELHI, 14 December (IRIN) – Manmeet Kaur was four years old when her family fled Afghanistan. Today, this 18-year-old Afghan Sikh refugee calls Delhi her home, avidly watches ‘L’il Champs’ – a hugely popular show on one of India’s myriad satellite television channels for young, aspiring… Continue reading Afghan Sikh refugees want a slice of globalising India

Source December 10, 2006 New Delhi: The demolition of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) temple in Kazakhastan has snowballed into a raging controversy. ISKON devotees, protesting the incident, went on a rampage outside the Kazakhastan Embassy in Delhi. While the Kazhakh authorities claim the temple was built illegally, devotees call it a religious… Continue reading Temple razed in Almaty

Source New Delhi, Dec 04: The government has expressed concern over reports about ill-treatment of Sikhs in Afghanistan and said it will take steps to address their woes. “Reports about the condition of Sikhs in Afghanistan are a matter of grave concern. Both India and Afghanistan have good relations and we will take appropriate measures… Continue reading Antulay says govt will address Afghan Sikh crisis

Source GG2.NET NEWS [25/11/2006] A SIKH group urged the government on Friday to arrange safe passage for Sikhs living in Afghanistan who said they faced humiliation and ill-treatment there. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) was reacting to the agency’s report that said Sikhs in southern Afghanistan were spat on by locals and their… Continue reading Indian Sikhs want New Delhi to help Afghan brethren

Source New Delhi, Nov 24: Shocked over reports of attacks on members of their community in Kandahar, Sikh leaders today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to use diplomacy to ensure their safety in that country. The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSMGC) also shot of letters to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and US President George… Continue reading DSGMC asks pm to ensure safety of Afghan Sikhs