Month: September 2001

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