The Pioneer External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has spoken with a Sikh man, who was admitted to AIIMS here after being injured in the blast that claimed 19 lives in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad last week, and offered all assistance to him. The suicide attack had on July 1 killed 19 people, including 13 members from… Continue reading SWARAJ ASSURES ALL ASSISTANCE TO SIKH MAN INJURED IN AFGHAN BLAST
Month: July 2018
25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship
Shivani Bhakoo & Gurvinder Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 8 There are about 25 Afghan Sikh families in city, who left Afghanistan about a decade back just because they were not “safe” in the war-torn country. They feel reluctant to talk to media initially and their only concern is that Indian government should provide… Continue reading 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship
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?
The dwindling Sikh population of Afghanistan
The Week By Rekha Dixit The Afghanistan government had reserved a seat in the lower house for a member of the miniscule minority Hindu/Sikh community to contest elections. This was the country’s valiant effort at maintaining its multicultural identity. Awtar Singh Khalsa, an Afghan Sikh, and a former Senator (nominated to the Upper House) was… Continue reading The dwindling Sikh population of Afghanistan
Slain Afghan Sikh Leader’s Son Could Stand In Father’s Place
Tolo News Narinder Singh, the son of slain Afghan Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa, said on Friday he wants to contest the October parliamentary elections in Afghanistan from the seat apportioned to minority community. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said this week the Hindu and Sikh community could nominate another candidate in the wake of… Continue reading Slain Afghan Sikh Leader’s Son Could Stand In Father’s Place
Don’t want to migrate to India: Afghan Sikhs
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‘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’