Mon Aug 23 2010, 04:18 hrs Indian Express By Aashish Jethra Election campaign posters plaster Kabul’s traffic circles these days but one face stands out. Of a Sikh. But he is not the only Sikh candidate in the fray — there is another, a woman. Pritpal Singh Pal and Anarkali Kaur Honaryar are running for… Continue reading 2 Sikhs in Afghan poll fray, want to be first elected non-Muslims
Bollywood popular in Afghanistan
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 13:03 Source: Spicezee Kabul: Swagatam! Yeh aapka pehla visit hai? For a moment, I was stunned when Ahmad Zaher Faqiri, the Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, spoke to me in chaste Hindi during my first encounter with him in Kabul. The handsome Afghan diplomat had more in store for me when he… Continue reading Bollywood popular in Afghanistan
Afghan Sikhs: forgotten victims
Tuesday 6 July 2010 Source: Guardian They suffered under the mujahideen and the Taliban – but Afghan Sikhs still feel a strong bond with the country Few people outside Afghanistan are aware of the Afghan Sikh community: a little-known, inconspicuous religious minority whose mass exodus from Afghanistan began with the coming to power of the… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs: forgotten victims
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs grapple with uncertain future
By Sayed Salahuddin Fri Jul 2, 2010 Source KABUL (Reuters) – They thrived long before the arrival of Islam in the seventh century and for a long time dominated the country’s economy, but Sikh and Hindu Afghans now find themselves struggling for survival. “We have no shelter, no land and no authority,” says Awtar Singh,… Continue reading Afghan Hindus and Sikhs grapple with uncertain future
Sikhs in Tehran
read a news article about them This article is not about Afghan Hindus and Sikhs but I thought some Afghan Sikhs might find it interesting as it relates to Sikhs in neighboring country sharing the same language.
Flights between Amritsar and Kabul
Punjabi Diaspora and Amritsar International Airport May 11, 2010 by Harjap Singh Aujla – Source: Sikhnet.com Prior to the 1947 division of the Province of Punjab, the air force bases in Lahore and Amritsar were used occasionally for landing of VIP planes, but they hardly handled any commercial flights. After 1947, Pakistan developed the nation’s… Continue reading Flights between Amritsar and Kabul
citizenship of Afghan Sikhs in India
By Prabhjot Singh – Tribune News Service … He [Paramjit Singh Sarna] said the issue regarding the grant of citizenship to those who had come from Afghanistan was also raised at the meeting with the Law Minister. A memorandum and factual position would be submitted soon. Earlier a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management… Continue reading citizenship of Afghan Sikhs in India