News 18 Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the deadly attack targeting Sikhs and Hindus in the eastern city of Jalalabad will be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators will face trial as he visited a Gurdwara in Kabul and offered condolences to the minority community. President Ghani visited the Gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan area of… Continue reading Afghan President Visits Gurdwara; Promises Action Against Jalalabad Blast Perpetrators

Arab News Avtar Singh Khalsa campaigning in blue turban for Afghanistan’s Parliamentary elections. He is the only non-Muslim candidate in the poll. (AN Photo) Avtar Singh Khalsa tried to fill up the only slot for a non-Muslim minority in the last round of parliamentary elections Seat was abolished by a majority vote of the lawmakers… Continue reading Afghanistan’s only non-Muslim candidate vows to fight for justice for all

World Religion News “I SACRIFICE MYSELF FOR THOSE OF MY BROTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL KINDS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.” Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent the small Sikh and Hindu Afghanistan population in the lower house of the Afghan Parliament. The community now numbers under 1,000 people, a far cry from the 80,000 in… Continue reading AVTAR SINGH KHALSA VOWS TO FIGHT PERSECUTION OF AFGHAN HINDUS AND SIKHS

Indian Express During his meeting with the Indian Ambassador, chief of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu Council, Avtar Singh Khalsa had told him that the two communities faced problems while cremating their dead as many Afghan Muslims objected to the practice. The Sikh and the Hindu communities in Afghanistan approached the Indian Ambassador earlier this… Continue reading In Afghanistan, Sikhs and Hindus seek Indian envoy’s help to set up electric crematoriums