Deccan Chronicle Ludhiana (Punjab), July 19: Over the years, hundreds of Sikh minorities of Afghanistan have fled to India owing to atrocities meted out on them by Islamic fundamentalists and Islamabad-backed insurgent groups. These people, who are given second class treatment in Afghanistan, have not been able to find shelter but they are leading a… Continue reading Persecuted Afghan Sikhs unwilling to return to homeland
Month: July 2018
CM asks Sushma Swaraj to ensure Afghan Sikhs are safe
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 18 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote to Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj urging her to advise officials in her ministry and the Indian High Commission in Afghanistan to ensure that the minority Sikhs were safe in the war-torn country. In his letter, Singh voiced his… Continue reading CM asks Sushma Swaraj to ensure Afghan Sikhs are safe
Afghan embassy holds memorial service for Sikhs, Hindus killed in Jalalabad
The Times of India WASHINGTON: Contrary to the general impression, Hindus and Sikhs are original residents of Afghanistan, the Afghan ambassador to the US has said, as his embassy here held a memorial service for the members of the minority communities killed recently in a terrorist attack in Jalalabad. At least 19 people were killed on July… Continue reading Afghan embassy holds memorial service for Sikhs, Hindus killed in Jalalabad
Canadian Sikh bodies, gurdwaras join hands to get Sikhs, Hindus out of Afghanistan
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A blow to the last vestiges of pluralism
The Hindu Ruchi Kumar For many within Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh and Hindu communities, the attack in Jalalabad city on July 1, claimed by the Islamic State (IS), came as a final blow to the plurality of the Afghan society. Fourteen of their compatriots were killed; among them was Avtar Singh Khalsa, the only Sikh nominee… Continue reading A blow to the last vestiges of pluralism
Afghanistan’s ghastly drama: What lies ahead for the country’s minorities
Daily O The killing of 17 Hindus and Sikhs in an explosion in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on July 1 last was probably a final attempt to obliterate the last vestige of pre-Islamic civilisation which held a complete sway over the landlocked nation till about eight centuries ago. On the following day (July… Continue reading Afghanistan’s ghastly drama: What lies ahead for the country’s minorities
Australian Sikhs urge President Ghani to have Evacuee Board for Gurdwaras
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