Source Area: 647,500 sq km Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 est.) Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran[i] History Humans have inhabited Afghanistan since at… Continue reading Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora:A Survey of Human Rights 2005
Month: January 2006
Kabul Sikhs, Hindus get sematry back
Source Kabul, Jan 8 Sikh and Hindu communities here no more have to agonise over finding a place to cremate their dead — a funeral ground vandalised by the Taliban has been restored to them. The Afghan government has given back the possession of the cremation ground in downtown Kabul to the two communities after… Continue reading Kabul Sikhs, Hindus get sematry back