New Delhi, December 11, 2021: A special flight from Kabul to New Delhi, chartered by the Government of India, arrived at the IGI airport at New Delhi on December 10under Operation Devi Shakti. The flight brought 10 Indians and 94 Afghans, including members of Afghan minority community. The minority community members carried with them 2 […]
Tag: Afghan Hindus
Rights of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs feature in the Indo-US talk
New Delhi, May 8th, 2020: India spoke out for the protection of the rights of the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs when the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on May 7th, 2020. Zalmay was accompanied by Senior Director in the […]
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs suffer ‘genocide,’ may get entry in the US Refugee Admissions Program
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs may get some respite and it is US representatives who are coming to their aid. Rep. Jim Costa has underlined the abject persecution that Afghan Hindus and Sikhs face and urged the Kabul based US Embassy and UN Refugee Agency Representation Office to Afghanistan to refer these two communities for emergency […]
Citizenship Bill: Afghan Hindus and Sikhs back the move (Videos)
A suicide bombing in Jalalabad, eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, last year woke the world up about the dangers that Afghan Hindus and Sikhs face each day. The suicide bombing, aimed at killing the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, happened near Governor House at Mukhabirat Chowk after President Ashraf Ghani’s visit. India has always kept an […]
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs meet with President Ghani, raise issue of land grabbing
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Monday met the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and raised several demands. The small minority, now in some thousands, raised the issues of land grabbing done by influential people in the country. Another issue was the ease of getting Afghanistan’s Visa for Hindus and Sikhs who hold dual citizenship. Ashraf […]
Afghan Sikhs and Hindus celebrate Baisakhi in Afghanistan (pics)
Afghanistan still has some Sikhs and Hindus living in the nation. Yesterday, some Afghan Sikhs and Hindus celebrated the traditional festival Baisakhi in Jalalabad which local Muslims also attended. The gathering enjoyed food and drinks. Earlier, Afghan Hindus and Sikhs did not play Holi for which they earned a lot of praise. Last year, on […]
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to not play Holi
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs have decided to not celebrate Holi after a deadly attack that left many dead in Kabul. Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, a 400-Bed military hospital, was attacked by terrorists belonging to Islamic State. The attack left at least 40 dead. This attack was carried by at least 5 militants and lasted several […]