AFGHAN MINORITIES NEED PROTECTION

The Pioneer Through the decades of internal conflict, religious minorities in Afghanistan have fallen through the cracks. International organisations often fail to recognise the plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs India’s foreign policy has its task cut out — to ensure the safety of the Hindu-Sikh community within Afghanistan or its safe repatriation to India (or migration… Continue reading AFGHAN MINORITIES NEED PROTECTION

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Anticipated Extinction Of Afghan Hindu And Sikh Minorities: Can Afghanistan Stop It?

Eurasia Review By Dr. Bawa Singh and Dr. Jaspal Kaur The safety and security of minorities have always been remained in question, particularly in the war-torn and highly terrorism infested countries. Recently, Afghan minorities such as Hindus and Sikhs had undergone the horrible experience of a terrorist attack in which 19 people were killed and about 20… Continue reading Anticipated Extinction Of Afghan Hindu And Sikh Minorities: Can Afghanistan Stop It?

‘We Belong to Afghanistan’

Foreign Policy BY RUCHI KUMAR Rawail Singh believed in a peaceful future for Sikhs like him in his homeland — and died for it. Sikh community leader Rawail Singh lights the Diwali lamps with his daughter Komal on Oct. 18, 2017, in Kabul. (Ruchi Kumar for Foreign Policy) KABUL — When I saw the news of… Continue reading ‘We Belong to Afghanistan’

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Afghan Sikhs: persecution, resistance and life in diaspora

Media Diversified Sanmeet Kaur shares her personal experiences of life as an Afghan Sikh in the UK When you type the words ‘Afghan Sikh’ into a search engine, you will most likely be presented with the following headlines: ‘Why are Afghan Sikhs desperate to flee to the UK?’ ‘Afghan Sikhs: one of the most vulnerable minorities… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs: persecution, resistance and life in diaspora

Afghan but Sikh

About this video: “Afghan but Sikh” — a PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2017 honorary award film by Naseer Ahmad Tabish (5 minutes) on Sikh communities’ centuries in Afghanistan amid persecution and discrimination.