The Taliban-led government as a goodwill gesture Afghanistan Sending 114 Afghan Sikhs India on Friday. A Kam Air flight from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, is expected to reach Delhi in the afternoon.
The group mainly consists of Afghan Sikhs who are keen to move to India, and some Indians left behind after the Taliban takeover in August.
Top government sources said India is grateful to the Taliban-led government for its goodwill, and for the safety of its citizens as well as for returning to India.
Minorities in Afghanistan, mainly Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were left in the lurch after the Taliban swept Afghanistan in August, taking control of major towns and cities in the backdrop of a US military withdrawal that began on May 1. . The military group took over Kabul on 15 August and unveiled a harsh interim government.
When the Taliban took power in August, many Sikh families took refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul. At the time, he was assured of their safety, even as Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Indian officials were in touch with the group, and that they would be brought to India at the earliest.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi He had also said, “India should not only protect its citizens, but we should also give shelter to Sikh and Hindu minorities who want to come to India, and we should also provide all possible help to our Afghan brothers and sisters.” Those who are looking should turn to India for help.”
India had evacuated around 600 people from Kabul, including 67 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. Afghan MPs Anarkali Kaur Honaryar and Narinder Singh Khalsa were also in this group.
However, despite assurances of security, Taliban fighters forcibly entered Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita, the main Sikh shrine in Kabul in October, intimidating worshipers inside the shrine and abusing the shrine. It was one of two incidents that exposed the religious intolerance displayed by the military group even during its previous rule.
There were reports that Afghan Sikhs were faced with the choice of either converting to Sunni Islam or fleeing the country after the Taliban took over. Even though Sikhs have lived in Afghanistan for centuries, their numbers have dwindled due to decades of systemic discrimination, migration, death and religious violence. Their number has come down from 60,000 in 1992 to less than 300 now.
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