Month: July 2020

Source: The Indian Express Since a terror attack by an IS gunman killed 25 Sikhs at Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul on March 25, the small Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan have made multiple appeals to the Indian government for “immediate evacuation”. A look at these communities’ history in Afghanistan: When did Hinduism… Continue reading Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan — how many remain, why they want to leave

Source: NDTV Washington:  An influential American congressman has praised India for giving refugee status to Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to do the same for the persecuted religious minorities from the war-torn country. The Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that there has been a recent spurt of attacks… Continue reading Like India, US Congressman Seeks Refugee Status For Afghan Sikhs, Hindus

Source: India Post WASHINGTON DC: Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by 19 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to grant emergency refugee protections to Hindu and Sikh communities in Afghanistan facing life-threatening persecution as religious minorities. In a bipartisan letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of… Continue reading 20 Senators for persecuted Hindus Sikhs in Afghanistan