Afghans discovered America a thousand years before Christopher, says a new book

Pajhwok Afghan News 10/15/2007 By Danish Karokhel [Printer Friendly Version] KABUL  – Christopher Columbus may be rocked on his pedestal by an unlikely contender. A book authored by a Canadian writer claims that Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America a thousand years before Columbus. Popular history believes that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 while… Continue reading Afghans discovered America a thousand years before Christopher, says a new book

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Zum 536. Geburtstag von Baba Nanak

28.11.2004 Anläßlich seines 536. Geburtstages haben Afghanen mit hinduistischen Glaubensrichtungen (Hindu und Sikh) Baba Nanak in dem Dramsal (Tempel) von Karte-Parwan (Kabul Nord) geehrt. An der Zeremonie nahmen zahlreiche Menschen teil. Der Vizeminister für Pilgerfahrt und die religiösen Angelegenheiten Afghanistans, Mawlawi Ataul Rahman, und der Bürgermeister von Kabul Dr. Ghulam Shakhi Noorzad sowie der indische… Continue reading Zum 536. Geburtstag von Baba Nanak

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Afghan Sikhs seek permission for overland travel to India

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

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Passport racket unearthed

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

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Swinging sultan of Ghazni – Taliban reinvented as good, bad and ugly

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

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Afghan Sikhs vow to celebrate Granth Sahib fest with fervour

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

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