Source: The Indian Express A year after 25 Afghan Sikhs were killed in the Kabul gurdwara attack in March last year, United Sikhs, an NGO affiliated to the United Nations, paid tribute to the deceased, and honoured the surviving families in New Delhi on Wednesday. The attack had taken place inside the Guru Har Rai… Continue reading A year after Kabul attack, Afghan Sikhs long for a settled life

Source: The Tribune Describing Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan as “proud citizenry” of his land, the Afghanistan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar on Tuesday said that it would be the responsibility of the government to provide them with protection and security. “We got to do that”, he said during a press conference here. Disagreeing with the… Continue reading Afghanistan vows to protect its Sikh, Hindu minorities

Source: The Indian Express Sunny never got to see his son. As his last rites were done by members of the minority Sikh community in Kabul, his wife watched on video call. EVER SINCE his son was born last October, Sunny Singh alias Manto (27), a small-time medicines and spices trader, would call his wife… Continue reading Sikh man killed in Kabul blast: Wife watches last rites on video call; in her arms, infant son who never saw his father