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The Strange Detention of a 71 year old Afghan Hindu Man and His 69 Year Old Wife First comes the knock. There are two, maybe three, uniformed officers from the Department of Homeland Security. They tell the boy they want to take his parents in for questioning. Have them back in two to three hours.… Continue reading And Then There Was A Knock

Mission 7 – Kabul (Afghanistan) Post-War Education Needs of Minority Communities Source Introduction Since the formation of Khalsa Aid, it has ventured into may parts of the world where humanitarian assistance was needed. Its very first mission in 1999 was to provide food and shelter to the refugees on the Albanian/ Yugoslavia border where thousands… Continue reading Khalsa Aid helps Afghan Hindus and Sikhs

Source NEW DELHI, India, May 18 (UNHCR) – At 21, Jagjit Kaur has spent more than half her life in New Delhi. She looks, sounds and behaves like an Indian. “My Indian friends are shocked when I tell them I am an Afghan. They say it’s not possible,” she says. After spending 12 years in… Continue reading Afghan refugees in search of Indian identity

Zum 307. Bakther News Agency, 15.04.2005, Dari (Farsi) Source: www.afghan-aid.de/Vaisak.htm Das traditionelle Vaisak (Fest) fand aus Anlass des 307. Geburtstags von Khassa, dem geistigen Oberhaupt der Sikhs in Afghanistan in dem im Kabuler Stadtteil „Karte Parwan” liegenden Daramsal (Tempel) statt. Unsere Landsleute mit hinduistischen Glaubensrichtungen begingen im laufenden Jahr ihre religiösen Feierlichkeiten uneingeschränkt. Rowander Singh,… Continue reading Geburtstag des spirituellen Führers der Kabuler Sikhs

By Amin Salerzai Source KUNDUZ, April14, (Pajhwok News Agency) -The Sikh community in the northern province of Kunduz celebrated the religious festival of Baisakhi after 15 years. The day is a holy day for the Sikhs and also marks the beginning of the New Year. 45 year old Arindar Singh Mustana who is one of… Continue reading Sikhs in Kunduz celebrate Baisakhi after fifteen years

By Nooria Ashori Source KABUL, April 13 (Pajhwok Afghan News): Baisakhi, the religious festival of the Sikhs and Hindus which ushers in their new year will be celebrated in a special ceremony in Kabul, for the first time since the Taliban came to power. The ceremony will be held in the Karte Parwan and Joy… Continue reading Baisakhi festival to be celebrated in Kabul

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