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India Welcomes Taliban's Move To Return Private Land To Hindus, Sikhs
India on Friday described as "positive development" the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities.
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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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Around 70 Indians, 200 Locals Await Evacuation From Afghanistan, Centre Told
The India world forum (IWF) and other humanitarian NGOs wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Office (PMO) and senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking early evacuation of stranded Hindu and Sikh community citizens from Kabul
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At Kabul Airport, Narrow Escape For 160 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
Some 145 Afghan Sikhs and 15 Hindus were waiting at the same spot near the Kabul airport last night where the blasts took place today. They escaped because they had left the place earlier in the day.
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"Taliban Came To Gurdwara, Assured Sikhs, Hindus Of Safety": Akali Leader
Sikhs and Hindus stranded in Afghanistan have been assured of their safety and "do not feel fear or anxiety", according to a video statement by the head of a Kabul gurudwara that was shared late Wednesday night by a spokesperson of the Taliban.
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In Touch With Sikhs Taking Shelter In Gurudwara Near Kabul: Union Minister
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that authorities are in touch with a group of Sikhs who have taken shelter inside a gurudwara near Kabul after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and that they will be brought to India as soon as possible.
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India Closely Monitoring Situation In Afghanistan: S Jaishankar
India is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday, adding that the Government of India is in touch with the Sikh and Hindu community leaders in Kabul.
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Will Help Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Come To India, Says Government On Crisis
Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan will be given priority once commercial flight service begins from Kabul, India said today -- a day after Taliban took control of the city.
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Canada To Resettle 20,000 ''Vulnerable'' Sikhs, Hindus From Afghanistan
The Canadian government has announced that it will permanently re-settle 20,000 "vulnerable" Afghans, including Sikhs and Hindus, who are fleeing the war-torn country amidst a deadly offensive launched by the Taliban militants.
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Sikhs, Hindus "Sitting Targets For Taliban": Congress Leader To Centre
With the Taliban making advancements in Afghanistan, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill today wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting for the immediate evacuation of Hindus and Sikhs from the war-torn country.
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"Are You Taliban?": Sikh Taxi Driver Assaulted By Passengers In UK
An India-born Sikh taxi driver was subjected to verbal and physical abuse by passengers he drove from a casino in the city of Reading in south-east England, prompting a UK police force to launch an investigation.
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Sikh family receives death threats in US
A Sikh family in the USA has received an anonymous letter that threatens to kill its members for being "associates of the Taliban", prompting authorities to launch a probe into it. The letter, addressed to the 'Turban Family', said the family is being closely watched and it should leave the US immediately.
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Sikh abducted by Taliban injured in shootout
Surjeet Singh, one of the two Sikhs who were abducted for ransom by Taliban, was injured in a shootout between security forces and militants during the rescue operation.
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India Welcomes Taliban's Move To Return Private Land To Hindus, Sikhs
India on Friday described as "positive development" the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities.
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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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Around 70 Indians, 200 Locals Await Evacuation From Afghanistan, Centre Told
The India world forum (IWF) and other humanitarian NGOs wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Office (PMO) and senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking early evacuation of stranded Hindu and Sikh community citizens from Kabul
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At Kabul Airport, Narrow Escape For 160 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
Some 145 Afghan Sikhs and 15 Hindus were waiting at the same spot near the Kabul airport last night where the blasts took place today. They escaped because they had left the place earlier in the day.
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"Taliban Came To Gurdwara, Assured Sikhs, Hindus Of Safety": Akali Leader
Sikhs and Hindus stranded in Afghanistan have been assured of their safety and "do not feel fear or anxiety", according to a video statement by the head of a Kabul gurudwara that was shared late Wednesday night by a spokesperson of the Taliban.
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In Touch With Sikhs Taking Shelter In Gurudwara Near Kabul: Union Minister
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that authorities are in touch with a group of Sikhs who have taken shelter inside a gurudwara near Kabul after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and that they will be brought to India as soon as possible.
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India Closely Monitoring Situation In Afghanistan: S Jaishankar
India is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday, adding that the Government of India is in touch with the Sikh and Hindu community leaders in Kabul.
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Will Help Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Come To India, Says Government On Crisis
Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan will be given priority once commercial flight service begins from Kabul, India said today -- a day after Taliban took control of the city.
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Canada To Resettle 20,000 ''Vulnerable'' Sikhs, Hindus From Afghanistan
The Canadian government has announced that it will permanently re-settle 20,000 "vulnerable" Afghans, including Sikhs and Hindus, who are fleeing the war-torn country amidst a deadly offensive launched by the Taliban militants.
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Sikhs, Hindus "Sitting Targets For Taliban": Congress Leader To Centre
With the Taliban making advancements in Afghanistan, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill today wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting for the immediate evacuation of Hindus and Sikhs from the war-torn country.
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"Are You Taliban?": Sikh Taxi Driver Assaulted By Passengers In UK
An India-born Sikh taxi driver was subjected to verbal and physical abuse by passengers he drove from a casino in the city of Reading in south-east England, prompting a UK police force to launch an investigation.
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Sikh family receives death threats in US
A Sikh family in the USA has received an anonymous letter that threatens to kill its members for being "associates of the Taliban", prompting authorities to launch a probe into it. The letter, addressed to the 'Turban Family', said the family is being closely watched and it should leave the US immediately.
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Sikh abducted by Taliban injured in shootout
Surjeet Singh, one of the two Sikhs who were abducted for ransom by Taliban, was injured in a shootout between security forces and militants during the rescue operation.
