Source Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 8 For the first time in 20 years, Afghan refugees in India have evinced interest in returning to Afghanistan. The changing political conditions in Afghanistan have encouraged 80 Hindu and Sikh Afghan refugees to opt for voluntary repatriation since April 2002. The Ariana Airlines direct flight between India… Continue reading Afghan refugees opt for repatriation
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Afghani Sikhs Decline P.S.G.P.C.’s Kar Seva Offer Source By STAFF The Tribune, Dec. 31, 2002 “In a significant development, Mr. Mopi Muta Faqir, Deputy Transport Minister, Afghanistan, today said the Sikhs in his country had refused to get the kar seva [voluntary work in the context of renovating religious shrines] of their shrines done by… Continue reading Untitled
Token Sikh jatha reaches Pakistan
Varinder Walia Source Lahore, November 16 After the ouster of the Taliban who had imposed restrictions on minorities, a large number of Afghan Sikhs today visited Sikh shrines of Pakistan to celebrate the 533rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak here. They are a star attraction for Sikh pilgrims. Earlier, a jatha of 46 Indian pilgrims… Continue reading Token Sikh jatha reaches Pakistan
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International Religious Freedom Report 2002 – Afghanistan
Source Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor For most of 2001, the Taliban, a Pashtun-dominated ultra-conservative Islamic movement, controlled approximately 90 percent of the country, including the capital of Kabul, and all major urban areas, except Faizabad. In 1997 the Taliban issued an edict renaming the country the Islamic Emirate of… Continue reading International Religious Freedom Report 2002 – Afghanistan
Homage to Late Shre Dheraram Muthreja
By Gopal Kukreja – July 1st 2002 HOMAGE TO A GREAT KARMA-YOGI BABAJI, LATE SHREE DHERARAM JI MUTHREJA A great and elderly member of Afghan Kandhari Biradri, Shree Dheraram ji Muthreja accomplished his life journey on Saturday, the 22nd June, 2002 in New Delhi, India and left for heavenly abode. As a concerned community member,… Continue reading Homage to Late Shre Dheraram Muthreja
AFGHANISTAN: Focus on Hindus and Sikhs in Kandahar
Source [ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KANDAHAR, 17 Jun 2002 (IRIN) – For 15 year-old Ruby the prospect of being able to visit her homeland after the Afghan airline, Ariana, recently resumed flights to the Indian capital, Delhi, was something she had only dreamt about. “I used… Continue reading AFGHANISTAN: Focus on Hindus and Sikhs in Kandahar