Images
Aug.1992:
A Hindu family who fled to Pakistan after they were brutalized by the Jehadi
criminals in Kabul.
Fighters from different criminal factions looted property, raped women, murdered,
kidnapped people for ransom and committed many other horrible crimes against
Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus. These conditions have forced millions of people to
flee from Afghanistan in order to save their lives and belongings.
"A young girl plays in the ruins of the Hindi Choak. Choak means neighborhood, and
the area is where many Afghans of Indian heritage had their homes at one time. The homes
were large by Afghan standards, judging by what remains. The neighborhood was reportedly
destroyed during the Soviet invasion, beginning in 1979. But now, only the arches that
supported the walls of the grand homes remain -- and street urchins. " NPR
Photo: Steve Inskeep, NPR
Kabul Sikhs during Taliban
Kabul Sikhs after Taliban's Fall
An Afghan Sikh holds flowers and a portrait of the late military
leader of the Northern Alliance Ahmed Shah Masood, as he waits for
interim Interior Minister Younus Qanooni to return to Kabul on
Wednesday. Hundreds of Afghans from all ethnic groups gathered in
central Kabul to welcome Qanooni as he returns to the capital after
the historic peace deal signed in Bonn last week. — Reuters
Other Pictures
BBC - Sikhs and Hindus share the Dharamsal temple - September 2003
BBC - Preet Singh - took part in the election of President Karzai - September 2003
BBC - Gurcharan Singh had to pay a bribe to get his shops back - September 2003
BBC - The new government urges Sikhs to play a more active role - September 2003
This plaque is placed in the Afghan Hindu Temple, Hamburg
Source - Gurdwara in Kabul
Afghan Sikh children, some too young to understand the meaning of war, taking refuge at Panji Sahib Gudwara at Hasanabdal about 50km from Islamabad. - The Star
Afghan sikh refugee Armit Singh, who fled Afghanistan, sitting
with his fellows Sikhs in Panja Sahib Gudwara in Hasanabdal about 50km from
Islamabad. The
Star
Sikh boy reads his Punjabi textbook - Oct 2002
An Afghan Sikh boy reads his Punjabi textbook in a special
ill-staffed school inside the capital's main Kart-i-Parwan common
Hindu-Sikh temple in Kabul. At least 100 pupils study in this school
without proper teachers. Representatives of Afghanistan's tiny Hinud
and Sikh community believes they will make a socio-political
re-emergence after a decade of neglegence and oppression with four
delegates they have chosen to take part in the country's tribal
gathering or Loya Jirga to open Monday in Kabul with the task to
choose a new leader for the war-torn nation for a period of up to two
years. —AFP
Afghan Sikhs are again permitted to attend school to study their religion and the Hindi language. In a country that appears to be homogeneous to the outside eye, Afghanistan's people will surprise you with their varying ethnic backgrounds and traditions. - Steve McCurry - Source
Indian Express - 2003
Unable to work legally in India, some Afghan refugees hold informal jobs selling textiles in New Delhi's Sarojini Nagar market. © UNHCR/N.Bose Source - 5/2005
India's markets are one of many informal sectors offering employment for Afghan refugees waiting for naturalised citizenship. © UNHCR/N.Bose Source - 5/2005
© IRIN - Daulat Raam and his family at their home in the backstreets of Kandahar
AP - Sikhs in Afghanistan at their business
AP - Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib, Kabul, Afghanistan
First Sikh Family Getting Indian Citizenship
BBC - 09/07
BBC - 09/07
BBC - 09/07
Last updated on October 9, 2007
