Author: Amy Waldman Publication: The New York Times Date: January 20, 2002 The men emerge from the rubble like an apparition, 10 of them, most bearded and turbaned. They move toward a bruised, shuttered building whose roof has been caved in by a rocket, and unlock the door. They pass through an interior courtyard, remove… Continue reading Keeping Their Faiths Under Taliban Rule Drew Sikhs and Hindus Together
The Day After
Source Himmat Singh Gill THE giant Russian aircraft, IL 76, with India’s special envoy to Afghanistan Satinder Lamba, a few diplomats and a team of Indian journalists on board, could only take off around noon on a cold December morning because of the heavy fog that hung over New Delhi. Also on board was Qanooni,… Continue reading The Day After
Century-old temple survives Taliban rule
Thursday, Dec 20, 2001 – PTI ASMAL WATT (Kabul), DEC. 19. “Taliban or no Taliban we have nothing to fear in Afghanistan. Nobody can touch the temple of goddess Durga,” says 60-year-old Uttam Chand, a pujari in the Asmal Watt temple built a century ago by the Hindu community on the outskirts of the capital… Continue reading Century-old temple survives Taliban rule
The Heart-rending Story of Afghani Sikhs
Rupali Ghosh with Gajinder Singh. Source Taranjeet Kaur doesn’t know how old she is, but her mother thinks she must be around 10 years old. She was born, says Jaan Kaur, her mother, soon after the Soviet-backed Najibullah government in Afghanistan was overthrown in 1992. “Those were days of great trouble,” recalls Jaan Kaur in… Continue reading The Heart-rending Story of Afghani Sikhs
Afghan Sikh Refugees
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Afghan Sikhs and Hindus hope for tolerance
23 November, 2001 07:08 GMT By Michael Steen – Reuters KABUL (Reuters)- Chanting “Waheguru”, or God, 60 Afghan Sikh and Hindu men, women and children worship in their bright tinsel-clad temple in the capital Kabul, hoping Afghanistan’s next rulers will tolerate religious minorities. Afghanistan has always been overwhelmingly Muslim but until the upheaval of the… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs and Hindus hope for tolerance
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs back ex-king
Source Kabul, November 23 Chanting “Wahe Guru”, 60 Afghan Sikh and Hindu men, women and children worship in their bright tinsel-clad temple in Kabul, hoping that Afghanistan’s next rulers will tolerate religious minorities. Afghanistan has always been overwhelmingly Muslim but until the upheaval of the early 1990s, when ethnic militias fought bloody street battles in… Continue reading Afghan Hindus, Sikhs back ex-king