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Satinder Bains in Chandigarh – Rediff.com About 40 Afghan Sikhs, including some women, have taken shelter in a gurdwara near Islamabad as they do not have funds to travel to India. The Indian mission in Islamabad issued them with visas after they crossed over from Afghanistan, a small group of Afghan Sikhs which arrived in… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs stranded in Pakistan

The Hindu – Oct 21 2001 NEW DELHI, OCT. 20. As a humanitarian gesture, the External Affairs Ministry has waived visa charges for all Sikh and Hindu Afghan nationals for entry into India, it was officially stated today. An accelerated process for the issue of visas to such individuals has been put in place, a… Continue reading Visa fee waived for Sikh, Hindu Afghans

Source – BBC By Asit Jolly in Chandigarh At least three Afghan Sikh families have managed to cross into India after leaving Afghanistan because of the US-led military strikes. Sikh carrying holy books The holy books were taken to Pakistan for safekeeping And some Sikhs have taken their holy books to Pakistan for safekeeping, fearing… Continue reading Sikh families escape Afghanistan

Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 10 2001 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today offered to fund the passage of Sikh families stranded in Afghanistan and urged the Centre to seek the help of the Pakistan Embassy in getting them evacuated from the war-ravaged country. In identical letters to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee… Continue reading SGPC’s offer to Afghan Sikhs

From Kabul with tears and prayers By Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI, OCT. 10. It is a tale of kinship that transcends borders. Even as hundreds of Sikhs in Afghanistan these days are seeking shelter from the U.S.-led air strikes at the only existing gurdwara in Kabul, prayers are being offered for their welfare by… Continue reading Untitled

By Vineeta Dwivedi in Delhi – Wednesday, 26 September, 2001 BBC – Source Most of the Sikh community in Afghanistan have taken refuge in gurudwaras (Sikh temples) as fears grow of possible military action against the Taleban, according to a voluntary organisation in the Indian capital, Delhi. The Afghan Hindu-Sikh Welfare Society says there are… Continue reading Sikhs ‘trapped’ in Afghanistan

HT Correspondent (New Delhi, September 17) The Hindustan Times Every evening since last Wednesday, a large number of Afghani Sikhs have been assembling at Mahavir Nagar Gurdwara in Tilak Nagar for special ‘ardas’ (prayer) for safety of their folk in Afghanistan. They want the US to give them a safe passage out of the country… Continue reading Afghani Sikhs look back in fear, anxiety