New Delhi | Jan 12, 2011 Source: Outlook India A delegation of Sikh community leaders met the Prime Minister here to press for granting citizenship to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus of Indian origin and passage of Anand Marriage Act to make registration of Sikh marriages compulsory. The delegation led by President of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara… Continue reading Sikhs Meets PM on Citizenship for Afghans, Marriage Act

Source: Pajhwok News by Maiwand Fida on 18 October, 2010 KHOST CITY (PAN): Bagwan Dase, 64, is the only Hindu left in eastern Khost province. The hundreds of others, he says, fled after warlords seized their homes and lands and “we fear to ask for the return of our properties”. Dase sits in a Hindu… Continue reading Only 1 Hindu left in Khost

Published: 1 October, 2010 by JOSH LOEB Source A TEENAGE Westminster college student who fled violent persecution by the Taliban fears he faces “a death sentence” if he is deported to Afghanistan. Mit Singh Chopra, 19, a student from Westminster Kings­way College, came to the UK after being kidnapped and beaten up in Afghanistan because… Continue reading Call to halt Sikh student Mit Singh Chopra’s deportation

Saturday 25 September 2010 10.00 BST Source By Nushin Arbabzadah Last week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation. But progress and backlash against it have traditionally co-existed in Afghanistan, so the elections represent continuity rather than change. With an… Continue reading Afghanistan’s elections: progress and stagnation

Saturday 25 September 2010 10.00 BST Source By Nushin Arbabzadah Last week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation. But progress and backlash against it have traditionally co-existed in Afghanistan, so the elections represent continuity rather than change. With an… Continue reading Afghanistan’s elections: progress and stagnation

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: September 19, 2010 21:29 IST Kabul: Kabul is at the cusp between history and the modernity where the burqa mingles with women in Western clothes. Afghanistan is attempting to take another step on the democratic ladder in only its second Parliamentary elections. Every inch of space on Kabul’s streets is covered with… Continue reading Afghanistan elections: A tale of two Sikhs

By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:12pm EDT Source KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai chose a female, Hindu candidate when he voted in Saturday’s parliamentary election, two palace officials close to him said. Just two Hindu candidates were on the list of about 600 vying for parliamentary seats in the… Continue reading Karzai votes for female Hindu candidate: sources