Information on Afghanistan – 2006
The Ashamai Temple in Kabul
By Kamal Gawri – September 2006 History Has been Made! The Ashamai temple located in central Kabul at the foothill of a Mountain referred to as Koh-i-Asamai (Asamai Mountain). The hill is named Ashamai after Asha, it is believed that the Goddess of hope is present on the hilltop. There is a Diya (Jyot/fire) which… Continue reading The Ashamai Temple in Kabul
Afghan ‘vice’ squad tears down bodybuilder posters
Source AFP September 27, 2006 KHOST, Afghanistan — A government unit tore down posters of bodybuilders in a southeastern Afghan city Wednesday and has arrested people for selling alcohol and porn, residents and officials said. The team began operating in the city of Khost Tuesday, they said, and was similar to the Taliban’s “vice and… Continue reading Afghan ‘vice’ squad tears down bodybuilder posters
Afghanistan: International Religious Freedom Report 2006
Source Released by the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor This report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. The law provides that the secretary of state, with the assistance of the ambassador at large for… Continue reading Afghanistan: International Religious Freedom Report 2006
Refugees in Capital
Source Mandakini Gahlot New Delhi, August 26: *There are 9212 Afghani refugees in India, 8,500 amongst them are Hindus and Sikhs who fled from Afghanistan. Over 100 Afghani refugees have already become naturalized citizens. *There are 1,800 Burmese refugees, 154 Palestinian refugees from Iraq, 154 Somalian refugees, 34 Iraqi refugees, and 72 refugees from other… Continue reading Refugees in Capital
Pakistan releases Afghan Sikh journalist
Source [ 9 Aug, 2006 1738hrs ISTIANS ] KABUL: Pakistan has released an Afghan Sikh journalist who was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghan border and tortured on charges of being an Indian national, and also apologised over the ‘mistreatment’. Spokesperson of the Radio and Television of Afghanistan, Anwar Wafadar Samandar, informed media persons in Kabul Wednesday… Continue reading Pakistan releases Afghan Sikh journalist
With Afghan Hindus and Sikhs from Kabul to Koln – July 2006 – Farsi
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