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Monday, October 25, 2004 PTI, Kabul, Oct 24: The Afghan Sikhs, slowly trickling back to their homeland after the ouster of the fundamentalist Taliban regime, have appealed to the Indian government to allow them travel between the two countries overland via Pakistan. Mr Ravinder Singh, a member of the Afghan Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee, complained to… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs seek permission for overland travel to India

Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 The Hindu NEW DELHI OCT. 19. A racket in allowing Afghan refugees to have Indian passports on the basis of forged documents has been unearthed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Officials of the Delhi regional passport office and the Delhi police are suspected to be involved in the racket. One… Continue reading Passport racket unearthed

SUJAN DUTTA – the telegraph, calcutta india Ghazni, Oct. 17 2004: Two Toyota pick-up vans with wheels kicking up dust swing in through the gates and even before the drivers have stopped, Asadullah Khalid’s rifle-wielding Pashtun personal security guards have jumped out and are walking towards the mansion. The mansion is in the middle of… Continue reading Swinging sultan of Ghazni – Taliban reinvented as good, bad and ugly

15-07-1383 (Afghanistan date) 06-oktober 2004 KABUL Krant Harpal Singh en Adahmir Singh lieten hun familie achter in India en keerde zelf terug naar Afghanistan.Harpal Singh was tien jaar oud toen hij bij zijn vader ging werken. Toen hij terug ging naar Afghanistan om zijn vaders winkel weer te openen, kreeg hij te horen dat hij… Continue reading AFGHAANSE HINDOES MET TEGENZIN NAAR DE STEMBUS

New Delhi | September 05, 2004 4:25:18 PM IST Sikhs hailing from Afghanistan and residing with migratory status in the Indian capital are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in their own unique way. Yearning to get back home, this largely hapless community… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs vow to celebrate Granth Sahib fest with fervour

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): As the world observes Refugees Day on Friday, a group of Afghan Sikhs here say that their life has not improved despite fleeing the war-ravaged country. Mahendra Singh and his family fled Kabul before the Taliban regime was overthrown by the Northern Alliance. “My whole family is here now. Most… Continue reading Life of misery’ for Afghan Sikhs in India

Vishnu Som Sunday, December 28, 2003 (Kabul): Source The years of war in Afghanistan has damaged or completely destroyed ancient temples in the country. For instance, the Shor Bizar area of old Kabul—once the Indian heart of the city—is now in ruins. And the area boasts of a 5oo year old Shiv Mandir. Jitender Sharma,… Continue reading India may restore Afghan temples