Month: May 2002

May 7, 2002 The Boston Globe They no longer have to wear yellow badges like the Jews under Nazi rule, but little else has changed for Afghanistan’s religious minorities, the Hindus and Sikhs. One year ago, the Taliban provoked an international outcry with a decree that Hindus and Sikhs must identify themselves to the feared… Continue reading Hindus, Sikhs say they still face threats in Afghanistan

Source Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 1 The Hamid Karzai government will return the property of thousands of Hindus and Sikhs, which had been freezed by the Taliban regime and offer protection and support to them on their return to Afghanistan. The Hamid Karzai-led interim government has also expressed its desire to invite the Shiromani… Continue reading Afghan Hindus, Sikhs invited to return