What Taliban rule means for Sikhs and Hindus – DW – 09/08/2021 - dw…
2021年9月8日 · Afghan Sikhs and Hindus face a precarious future living in a country ruled by the Taliban. While the Islamic fundamentalist group says the minorities will be safe, past experiences have left...
Sikhism in Afghanistan - Wikipedia
Under the Taliban, the Sikhs were a persecuted minority and forced to pay the jizya tax. [36] The Sikh custom of cremation of the dead was prohibited by the Taliban, and cremation grounds vandalized. [37] In addition, Sikhs were required to wear yellow patches or veils to identify themselves. [38]
Afghanistan’s last Sikhs in a dilemma: To stay or leave
2022年1月20日 · In the 1970s, Afghanistan’s Sikh population numbered 100,000, but decades of conflict, poverty and intolerance have driven almost all of them into exile. The Soviet occupation, subsequent...
'Forced To Dress Like a Muslim': Taliban Imposes Restrictions On ...
2023年8月22日 · Members of Afghanistan's Sikh and Hindu communities say the Taliban, a militant Islamist group, has imposed restrictions on their appearances and prevented them from marking religious holidays...
Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe' - BBC
2022年6月18日 · Militants opened fire outside the fortified doors leading to the compound housing a Sikh gurdwara, as well as the homes of members of the community. The assailants killed the security guard, and...
Sikhs and Hindus preceding the Taliban’s takeover, refer to USCIRF’s Conversation on the Exodus of Religious Minority Communities in Afghanistan in June 2021. As the Taliban advanced toward Kabul in August, some Hindus and Sikhs took refuge in a Sikh temple in the capital while others tried to flee. As of October 2021, a
Deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul leaves community in fear - Al Jazeera
2022年6月18日 · A spokesman for the commander of Kabul’s security forces said one Sikh worshipper was killed and a Taliban fighter also died during an operation to clear the temple of attackers, according to...
Taliban 2.0: The End Game for Afghan Sikhs and Hindus?
2022年7月18日 · The Taliban have reneged on several of their promises related to the freedom of women and human rights more broadly; there is little evidence to suggest that the situation of the Afghan Sikhs ...
The Last 2 Sikhs in the Taliban’s Heartland – The Diplomat
2018年9月26日 · During the Taliban regime in the 1990s, about 60 Sikh families were living in Lashkar Gah, Satnam remembers. They held out there despite the extremist Islamist rule of the Taliban, who forced...
Sikh and Hindu adherents take refuge in Kabul gurdwara as Taliban ...
2021年8月19日 · Sikhs and Hindu people in Afghanistan have taken refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul, out of concern for their safety now that the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan's capital city.