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Afghan security extends to minority populations
Sikh and Hindu Afghans gratefully welcome a better quality of life after years of extremist-led turmoil. By Hasan Khan Source – Central Asia Online JALALABAD, Afghanistan – Government and coalition actions to restore peace and stability to Afghanistan have improved the quality of life for minorities who endured violence and discrimination by the Taliban and… Continue reading Afghan security extends to minority populations
New Photos
Check out the images section for new album of photos from Afghanistan by Pritpal Singh.
Bayat Foundation helps Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in Kabul
Bayat Foundation Winter Aid Program in 2013, assisted “Ahl-Honoud community” in Karte-e-Parwan Daramsal – Kabul. More than 100 families were granted foodstuff and winter clothes by Dr. Ehsanullah Bayat – Founder of Bayat Foundation and Mrs. Laya Bayat – Co Chair of Bayat Foundation.
Mission Afghanistan – A documentary on Afghan Sikhs and Hindus
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eBopP2k5N8U] “Sarbat Sangat Kabul Guru rakhega…. Sarbat Sangat uppar Meri khushi hai…” – Paatshahi 10 Samat 1756. The above quotation is from a Hukamnaama of Guru Gobind Singh of 1699 CE, blessing the Sangat of Kabul. The opening and concluding lines of the Hukamnaana (edict) read: “Sangat of Kabul, the Guru will save you…. I… Continue reading Mission Afghanistan – A documentary on Afghan Sikhs and Hindus
HINDU IN AFGHANISTAN: What are you still doing here?
Hindus and Sikhs – homeless Afghan citizens
Source: Deutche Welle – 3-Dec-2012 For hundreds of years, Hindus and Sikhs have lived in Afghanistan. But even after the fall of the Islamist Taliban regime, they face growing discrimination, forcing many to leave. Sometimes you can recognize them on the streets, usually because of their black or wine-red turbans and opulent beards. Others look… Continue reading Hindus and Sikhs – homeless Afghan citizens