On March 25th, 2020, a militant attack on Gurduara Guru Harirai Sahib in the Shorbazar district of Kabul sparked a renewed call to get the remaining Sikhs of Afghanistan to safety. Global concern for this vulnerable community and campaigns for relief and resettlement are at an all-time high, but due to decades of instability and… Continue reading Save Afghan Sikhs
Afghanistan refuses to extradite regional Islamic head chief to Pakistan Read
Source: The Economic Times Pakistan had requested his custody for further investigation as the leader of leader of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the Islamic State. The Afghan foreign ministry said as Farooqi was involved in the killing of hundreds of Afghans, he should be tried under the law of… Continue reading Afghanistan refuses to extradite regional Islamic head chief to Pakistan Read
Opinion: Kabul Attack, CAA And The Afghan Trouble
Source: Youth Ki Awaaz The distressing news of the fidayeen attack on a Sikh Gurudwara in Afghanistan’s Kabul raised severe questions over the vulnerability of minorities in the Islamic Republic of Afganistan and the region’s impending de-stability post the exit of the U.S troops. The attack took place at a critical juncture when the entire global community… Continue reading Opinion: Kabul Attack, CAA And The Afghan Trouble
Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Hukumnama to Kabul Sikhs
“Afghanistan is a dangerous place to live in but minorities are more vulnerable”
Source: International Affairs Review It is wrong to assume that Hindus and Sikhs are recent migrants to Afghanistan. Diwan Niranjan Das, an Afghan Hindu, negortiatedindependence of Afghanistan with the British government in India in 1920. Inderjeet Singh is the author of the recently published ‘Afghan Hindus and Sikhs: A History of a Thousand Years’. In the wake… Continue reading “Afghanistan is a dangerous place to live in but minorities are more vulnerable”
Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan – A discussion with Inderjeet Singh and Vikramjit Singh
Hindu Americans urge Modi to give asylum to persecuted Sikhs & Hindus from Afghanistan
Source: Outlook India By Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 11 (PTI) A Hindu American group has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant asylum to the persecuted Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan. In a letter dated April 9 to Modi, Hindu American Foundation said it is imperative to alleviate the dire situation of religious minorities… Continue reading Hindu Americans urge Modi to give asylum to persecuted Sikhs & Hindus from Afghanistan