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Year After Kabul Fell To Taliban, Afghan Students' Wait For Indian Visa Continues
India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021
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Afghan Sikh Group To Arrive In India With Ashes Of Kabul Attack Victim
Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive in India on Thursday with the ashes of Sawinder Singh, who was killed in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul, according to people coordinating with the Indian government for their transfer.
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Kabul Gurdwara Attack: Over 100 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus Granted E-Visas, Say Sources
The Indian government has granted e-visa to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, on priority, after Saturday's attack in Kabul, sources told NDTV.
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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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Amarinder Singh Thanks Centre For "Rescue Efforts" In Afghanistan
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh thanked the centre for its "rescue efforts" in evacuating 78 people, which included 44 Afghan Sikhs, from Afghanistan and bringing them to India on Tuesday.
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11 Afghan Sikhs Kidnapped From Gurdwara In June Reach Delhi
Eleven members of Sikh community from Afghanistan, who were granted short-term visas by Indian Embassy in Kabul, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped from a gurudwara in Paktia province last month, touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning.
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Like India, US Congressman Seeks Refugee Status For Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
An influential American congressman has praised India for giving refugee status to Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to do the same for the persecuted religious minorities from the war-torn country.
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ISIS Attack: Afghan Sikhs "Tired" Of Living In Afghanistan, Demand Probe
Families of Afghan Sikhs killed in a terror attack on a Gurudwara in Kabul said that they are "tired" of living in Afghanistan, urging the government to investigate the attacks on the minority community.
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Two Charged in UK After Afghan Found Dead in Shipping Container
Two truck drivers have been charged after 35 Afghan Sikhs were found in a shipping container at a British port, one of them dead, police said on Saturday.
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Sikhs in Afghanistan fight for poll space
As Afghanistan voted in a historic parliamentary this weekend, here's the story of two Sikh-Afghans, who despite living in the shadow of the Taliban have dared to fight in these elections- one of them is a woman.Kabul at the cusp between history and the modernity; the burkha mingles with women in western clothes. Afghanistan is attempting to take a...
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Year After Kabul Fell To Taliban, Afghan Students' Wait For Indian Visa Continues
India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021
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Afghan Sikh Group To Arrive In India With Ashes Of Kabul Attack Victim
Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive in India on Thursday with the ashes of Sawinder Singh, who was killed in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul, according to people coordinating with the Indian government for their transfer.
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Kabul Gurdwara Attack: Over 100 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus Granted E-Visas, Say Sources
The Indian government has granted e-visa to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, on priority, after Saturday's attack in Kabul, sources told NDTV.
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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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Amarinder Singh Thanks Centre For "Rescue Efforts" In Afghanistan
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh thanked the centre for its "rescue efforts" in evacuating 78 people, which included 44 Afghan Sikhs, from Afghanistan and bringing them to India on Tuesday.
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11 Afghan Sikhs Kidnapped From Gurdwara In June Reach Delhi
Eleven members of Sikh community from Afghanistan, who were granted short-term visas by Indian Embassy in Kabul, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped from a gurudwara in Paktia province last month, touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning.
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Like India, US Congressman Seeks Refugee Status For Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
An influential American congressman has praised India for giving refugee status to Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to do the same for the persecuted religious minorities from the war-torn country.
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ISIS Attack: Afghan Sikhs "Tired" Of Living In Afghanistan, Demand Probe
Families of Afghan Sikhs killed in a terror attack on a Gurudwara in Kabul said that they are "tired" of living in Afghanistan, urging the government to investigate the attacks on the minority community.
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Two Charged in UK After Afghan Found Dead in Shipping Container
Two truck drivers have been charged after 35 Afghan Sikhs were found in a shipping container at a British port, one of them dead, police said on Saturday.
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Sikhs in Afghanistan fight for poll space
As Afghanistan voted in a historic parliamentary this weekend, here's the story of two Sikh-Afghans, who despite living in the shadow of the Taliban have dared to fight in these elections- one of them is a woman.Kabul at the cusp between history and the modernity; the burkha mingles with women in western clothes. Afghanistan is attempting to take a...
