ISIS Claims Kabul Gurudwara Attack, Cites Ex-BJP Spokesperson's Prophet Remarks
2 years, 9 months ago

ISIS Claims Kabul Gurudwara Attack, Cites Ex-BJP Spokesperson's Prophet Remarks

The Quint  

India has given e-visas to over 100 Sikhs and Hindus living in Afghanistan following a deadly terror attack on a gurudwara in Kabul, government sources said on Sunday. The electronic visas have been given "on priority" to these people by the Ministry of Home Affairs, they said. India World Forum President Puneet Singh Chandhoke told The Hindu that the Gurdwara’s main prayer hall where the Guru Granth Sahib was kept had been set on fire after indiscriminate firing targeting the devotees. "We have been urging the Indian government to issue e-visas to the Sikhs who have been stranded in Afghanistan since last year,” Chandhoke told The Hindu.

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Delhi Police denies claims of terrorist attack at Gurudwara in New Delhi
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Police denies claims of terrorist attack at Gurudwara in New Delhi

India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Friday refuted claims of a terrorist attack at Gurudwara Sheeshganj Sahib after a few purported videos falsely claiming the incident went viral on social media. Taking to X, the Delhi Police immediately refuted the claims made in the videos, stating that the videos were being circulated with malicious intent. "Some videos are being circulated on some …

Will India Reconsider Its Afghanistan Policy After the Kabul Gurdwara Attack?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will India Reconsider Its Afghanistan Policy After the Kabul Gurdwara Attack?

The Quint  

The Hindu and Sikh communities were engaged in trade, business and banking. As large numbers of Afghans began to go into exile beginning with the communist rule established in 1978 the country’s Sikh and Hindu communities did the same. However, the real Hindu and Sikh exodus, began with the country descending into complete chaos in the beginning of the 1990s. …

Kabul Gurdwara Attack: PM Modi Pens Letter To Afghan Sikh Community, Hails Their ‘Spirit Of Courage’
2 years, 9 months ago

Kabul Gurdwara Attack: PM Modi Pens Letter To Afghan Sikh Community, Hails Their ‘Spirit Of Courage’

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter penned to members of Afghan Sikh community praised their courage in the aftermath of the attack on Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Sahib Sri Gobind Singh Sahib in Kabul on Saturday. “Let me salute your spirit of courage and resilience against the barbaric attack on Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Sahib Sri Gobind Singh Sahib Ji in …

IS claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul
2 years, 9 months ago

IS claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others. It said the assault on “the Sikh and Hindu temple” was in response to alleged insults made against the Prophet Muhammad, the central figure of the Islamic religion, by an …

Islamic State terror group claims attack on Sikh gurdwara in Kabul
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State terror group claims attack on Sikh gurdwara in Kabul

India Today  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack on a gurdwara here in Afghanistan that killed two persons, including one Sikh community member, calling it "an act of support" for the Prophet. In a statement posted on its Amaq propaganda site, the Islamic State Khorasan Province, an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group, said the attack …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul gurdwara attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul gurdwara attack

The Hindu  

The Islamic State–Khorasan Province, an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group, has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack on a gurdwara here in Afghanistan that killed two persons, including one Sikh community member, calling it "an act of support" for the Prophet. Meanwhile, the attack on the gurdwara in Kabul drew severe criticism from Afghan leaders and the …

Centre Grants Nearly 100 e-Visas to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in Wake of Terror Attack, Say Sources
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre Grants Nearly 100 e-Visas to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in Wake of Terror Attack, Say Sources

News 18  

The Centre has granted nearly 100 e-visas on priority to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, government sources said, in the wake of a deadly attack by the Islamic State on a Sikh temple in Afghan capital Kabul. The blast on Saturday was widely condemned as one of a series of attacks targeting minorities, with a statement from neighbouring Pakistan saying its …

Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Afghan capital of Kabul

LA Times  

Taliban fighters gather at the site of an explosion in front of a Sikh temple in Kabul on Saturday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshiper and wounded seven others. The Islamic State said a member of the group killed the temple’s guard, …

Guru Granth Sahib safely removed after terrorist attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul
2 years, 9 months ago

Guru Granth Sahib safely removed after terrorist attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul

India Today  

The holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, has been safely removed from Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul where a terrorist attack took place today. According to sources, Afghan Sikhs entered the Gurdwara premises which was on fire to save the book. The holy book was removed safely from Gurdwara. Multiple blasts were reported at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Islamic State militants attack Kabul Gurdwara
2 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State militants attack Kabul Gurdwara

The Hindu  

Unidentified gunmen attacked a gurdwara in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday morning. Video: Special Arrangement pic.twitter.com/R9WXMFrQwf — The Hindu June 18, 2022 Ahmed, a security guard at Gurdwara Karte Parwan, was shot dead in the attack that is being blamed on the Islamic State. “The cowardly attack on Gurdwara Karte Parwan should be condemned in the strongest terms …

Kabul Gurudwara blast : Gunfire, explosions kill 2; India says 'closely monitoring' situation
2 years, 9 months ago

Kabul Gurudwara blast : Gunfire, explosions kill 2; India says 'closely monitoring' situation

India TV News  

Highlights Blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic India said it is deeply concerned over reports of an attack on a Gurudwara in Kabul Blast occurred in the Karta Parwan area of Kabul, Karte Parwan Gurudwara is located in the area Kabul blast: Several blasts and gunfire hit a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul …

Deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul leaves community in fear
2 years, 9 months ago

Deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul leaves community in fear

Al Jazeera  

Years of persecution and conflict have forced many Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to flee the country, seriously reducing the size of their communities. A member of Afghanistan’s Sikh community has appealed to the international community to help protect religious minorities in the country following an attack on the Karteparwan Gurudwara – a Sikh temple – in Kabul that left at …

Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul
2 years, 9 months ago

Afghanistan: Two killed as blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul

Al Jazeera  

ISIL claimed responsibility for the explosion that also left seven people injured. At least two people have been killed and seven others injured following an attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials said. In a message posted on its Amaq propaganda site, the armed group said Saturday’s attack targeted Hindus and Sikhs and the “apostates” who …

Afghanistan’s last Sikhs in a dilemma: To stay or leave
3 years, 2 months ago

Afghanistan’s last Sikhs in a dilemma: To stay or leave

Al Jazeera  

Community leaders estimate just 140 Sikhs remain in the Taliban-ruled country, mostly in the eastern city of Jalalabad and capital Kabul. “But we are leaving out of sheer hopelessness.” 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. “When this gurdwara was built 60 years ago, …

Taliban forcibly enter Gurudwara in Afghanistan, threaten worshippers, Sikh community urges India to raise SOS
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban forcibly enter Gurudwara in Afghanistan, threaten worshippers, Sikh community urges India to raise SOS

Op India  

Islamic radicals who belongs to a ‘special unit’ in Afghanistan on Friday forcibly entered Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita at Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. Releasing a statement, Chandok said, “Today heavily armed officials claiming to be from Spl Unit of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan forcibly entered Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita at Karte Parwan, Kabul. The pvt security guards of the gurdwara initially prevented …

Taliban stop 140 Afghan Hindu-Sikh pilgrims from visiting Delhi
3 years, 6 months ago

Taliban stop 140 Afghan Hindu-Sikh pilgrims from visiting Delhi

India TV News  

The Taliban have stopped 140 Afghan Hindu-Sikhs who were scheduled to arrive later today in Delhi from Afghanistan's capital Kabul on an annual pilgrimage tour. Partap Singh, president of Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, New Mahavir Nagar, said that the group was coming to attend the celebrations organised to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur. …

Afghanistan: Rescued Sikhs carrying 3 Guru Granth Sahib ji to India on IAF aircraft
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan: Rescued Sikhs carrying 3 Guru Granth Sahib ji to India on IAF aircraft

India TV News  

Afghanistan crisis, evacuation: India is carrying a daunting mission to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan ever since the Taliban seized control of the war-ravaged country on August 15. The Indian Air Force has also operated a number of rescue flights from Kabul bringing back hundreds of stranded Afghan Hindus and Sikhs. According to the latest report, 46 Afghan Hindus and …

Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurudwara need help in evacuation, says US Sikh body
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurudwara need help in evacuation, says US Sikh body

India TV News  

Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurudwara need help in evacuation, says US Sikh body So far, only India has helped evacuation of Afghan Sikhs after the takeover of the country by the Taliban. Over 260 Sikhs have taken shelter at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul and need help in their evacuation, a US Sikh body said Sunday. "There are …

Facing ISIS Attacks, Last Embattled Sikhs and Hindus Forced to Leave Afghanistan
4 years, 5 months ago

Facing ISIS Attacks, Last Embattled Sikhs and Hindus Forced to Leave Afghanistan

News 18  

Afghanistan’s dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is shrinking to its lowest levels. Hamdard said seven relatives of his, including his sister, nephews, and son-in-law were killed by Islamic State gunmen in an attack on the community’s temple in March, which killed 25 Sikhs. The community has suffered widespread discrimination in the conservative Muslim country, with each government threatening us …

Afghan officials say Pakistan's Haqqani network was also behind the Kabul Gurudwara attack
4 years, 10 months ago

Afghan officials say Pakistan's Haqqani network was also behind the Kabul Gurudwara attack

Op India  

The Afghan security forces have raided a key hideout belonging to terror groups Haqqani Network and the Islamic State Khorasan Province that was responsible for bloody attacks including one on Kabul’s gurdwara that had killed 28 Sikh worshippers on March 25. According to a report in Hindustan Times, five terrorists belonging to two terrorist groups have been killed and eight …

Islamic State Khorasan chief arrested for plotting Kabul gurdwara attack
4 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State Khorasan chief arrested for plotting Kabul gurdwara attack

India TV News  

The Afghan security forces today arrested the chief of Islamic State Khorasan Province on charges of orchestrating the attack on Kabul Gurdwara on March 25. He has been identified as Mawlawi Abdullah Aka Aslam Farooqui, a Pakistani national who was earlier associated with the proscribed Lashkar-Taiba group and then Tehreek-e-Taliban terror group. Farooqui replaced Mawlawi Zia-ul-Haq aka Abu Omar Khorasani …

Kabul Gurudwara attack: ISIS terrorist from India carried out the attack, say reports
4 years, 11 months ago

Kabul Gurudwara attack: ISIS terrorist from India carried out the attack, say reports

Op India  

Armed terrorists attacked a Gurudwara in Shor Bazar Area of Afghanistan on Wednesday. India expressed its condolences towards the families of the deceased and said, “India stands ready to extend all possible assistance to the affected families of the Hindu and Sikh community of Afghanistan.” We convey our sincerest condolences to the immediate family members of the deceased and wish …

Pakistan-based LeT, not ISIS, behind Kabul gurudwara terror attack: intel sources
4 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan-based LeT, not ISIS, behind Kabul gurudwara terror attack: intel sources

India TV News  

In a fresh development, Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is learnt to have orchestrated the grisly terrorist attack at a Sikh gurudwara in Kabul on Wednesday, which left 25 people dead. Indian intelligence sources have revealed that LeT, led by 26/11 terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, "wanted to attack Sikhs and Indian diplomats visiting the Sikh holy place of worship." Meanwhile, …

UN condemns terrorist attack on Sikhs in Afghanistan
4 years, 11 months ago

UN condemns terrorist attack on Sikhs in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The United Nations has condemned the terrorist attack on a Gurudwara in Kabul that killed at least 25 people, with the UN chief calling for the perpetrators of such crimes to be held accountable and the world body emphasising that there can be no justification for the killing of civilians at a religious house. In a tweet, the United Nations …

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul Gurudwara attack which left 27 dead
4 years, 11 months ago

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul Gurudwara attack which left 27 dead

Op India  

Earlier in the day, armed terrorists and suicide bombers attacked a Gurudwara in Shor Bazar area in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving 27 dead and at least 15 injured. The Afghan security forces rescued around 80 worshippers from the Gurudwara and killed all three terrorists in a day-long gun-battle after which NATO soldiers helped with the clearance operation. India stands in solidarity …

Twenty-five killed, 8 wounded after gunmen attack Sikh temple in Kabul; Islamic State claims responsibility
4 years, 11 months ago

Twenty-five killed, 8 wounded after gunmen attack Sikh temple in Kabul; Islamic State claims responsibility

Firstpost  

The gunmen attacked the gurdwara in Shor Bazar area at about 07.45 as 150 worshippers were inside the building, authorities said Kabul: Heavily armed gunmen and suicide bombers blasted their way into a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 25 worshippers and wounding 8 others, in one of the deadliest attacks …

Such cowardly acts show diabolical mindset of perpetrators: India on Gurdwara attack
4 years, 11 months ago

Such cowardly acts show diabolical mindset of perpetrators: India on Gurdwara attack

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Wednesday “strongly condemned the heinous terror attack” on a Gurudwara in the Afghan Capital Kabul in which at least 25 people have been reportedly killed. Commending the valour of the Afghan security forces who fought the terrorists, New Delhi said “such cowardly attacks on the places of religious worship of the minority community, especially at this …

India hints at Pakistan hand in Kabul gurdwara attack
4 years, 11 months ago

India hints at Pakistan hand in Kabul gurdwara attack

The Hindu  

India strongly condemned Wednesday’s terror strike on a Gurudwara in Kabul, and pledged to help the Sikh and Hindu communities of Afghanistan. India stands ready to extend all possible assistance to the affected families of the Hindu and Sikh community of Afghanistan,” said a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs. The MEA hinted at Pakistan’s involvement in the …

Islamic State claims responsibility of Kabul's Gurudwara attack that killed 11
4 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility of Kabul's Gurudwara attack that killed 11

India TV News  

The global terrorist organization Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility of the Sikh temple attack in Kabul that killed 11 people and several injured. A gunman stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship, Gurudwara, in the heart of Kabul’s old city on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate struck a gathering of …

Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack Gurudwara in Kabul, 150 held hostage, some rescued
4 years, 11 months ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack Gurudwara in Kabul, 150 held hostage, some rescued

Op India  

Armed terrorists and suicide bombers attacked a Gurudwara in Shor Bazar area in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday morning. As per news agency ANI, one of the floors has been cleared up by Afghan forces and many people who were inside have been rescued. #UPDATE Afghan forces have cleared the first floor of Sikh worship area in Kabul, where security forces …

Kabul Sikh temple siege: Dozens killed in attack claimed by ISIL
4 years, 11 months ago

Kabul Sikh temple siege: Dozens killed in attack claimed by ISIL

Al Jazeera  

Hours-long siege of Sikh religious complex in Afghan capital ends after the attackers were killed, government says. Afghan forces have killed gunmen who attacked a Sikh religious complex in the capital, Kabul, ending an hours-long siege that killed 25 people, the Ministry of Interior has said. Witness Raju Singh Sonny told AFP that a man dressed in a police uniform …

At Least 25 People Dead After Hours-Long Attack On Sikh Complex In Kabul
4 years, 11 months ago

At Least 25 People Dead After Hours-Long Attack On Sikh Complex In Kabul

NPR  

At Least 25 People Dead After Hours-Long Attack On Sikh Complex In Kabul Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahmat Gul/AP Rahmat Gul/AP More than two dozen people are dead after an attack Wednesday on a Sikh place of worship in Kabul. The assault on the temple in the Afghan capital left at least 25 people dead, another eight wounded and …

Gunmen attack Sikh temple in Afghanistan, killing 25 worshippers
4 years, 11 months ago

Gunmen attack Sikh temple in Afghanistan, killing 25 worshippers

ABC  

Gunmen have killed 25 people in a raid on a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Government says. Key points: About 150 worshippers were inside the Gurdwara at the time of the attack IS claimed responsibility for the attack Sikhs have suffered widespread discrimination and been targeted by Islamic extremists All attackers were killed in an exchange …

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