Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting the immediate evacuation of Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan.
Mr Shergill said that around 650 Sikhs and 50 Hindus have been stuck in Afghanistan and have become sitting targets for the Taliban who are adamant to kill minorities belonging to Indian origin.
He said, “The numerous episodes of attacks on minorities of Indian origin, especially the recent shameful act of Taliban removing “Nishan Sahib” (Sikh holy flag) from the holy Gurdwara located in Paktia, killing of 25 Sikhs during the attack on Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, the suicide attack in Jalalabad on 1st July, 2018 in which 19 Sikhs and Hindus were killed are living testimony of the fact that Afghanistan is no longer a safe country for Indian origin Hindus-Sikhs.”
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