AMRITSAR: After a series of suicide attacks by the Islamic State at Kabul airport, Sikhs and Afghan Hindus refugees in Gurdwara Karte Parwan, Kabul, have decided not to leave the airport for the next two days unless the Indian government evacuates them.
Speaking to TOI in Kabul, an Afghan Sikh who lost one of his Muslim friends Usman in the bombing said his friend lived in the vicinity of Gurdwara and died in the bomb blast as he was also at the airport wanting to flee the country. “We were lucky to have returned to Gurdwara, otherwise we would have been killed,” he said.
It should be noted that a group of about 145 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus had arrived at Kabul airport around 8am on Wednesday. However, due to the alleged confusion created by their rescuers and the Taliban’s shots outside the airport, they were forced to return to Gurdwara around 4am on Thursday and late Thursday. in the evening consecutive explosions shook Kabul airport.
Guljeet Singh, chairman of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sahib, Vikaspuri, Delhi, reported that Sikhs and Afghan Hindus could not get to the airport unless the Taliban allowed them, adding that they were lucky to have returned to Gurdwara from suicide. the bombers exploded near the site where Afghan Sikh and Hindu buses were parked.
An Afghan source reported that they had heard nothing from Indian rescuers or Sikh NGOs who also claim to be working for their evacuation from Kabul. He said they held a meeting on Friday and decided not to leave the Gurdwara for the next five days.
“We will go to the airport only in groups of 10 to 15 people in order to avoid any attention that only if the Indian government will transport us from Kabul,” the source said.
India World Forum President Puneet Singh Chandhok said: “We are waiting for the government of the Center for the Evacuation of Stranded People, not only Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to be evacuated from Kabul , but also Indians, Nepalese and Sri Lankans “. However, he reported that all Afghan Indians and Sikhs and Hindus were safe after the blasts.
Speaking to TOI in Kabul, an Afghan Sikh who lost one of his Muslim friends Usman in the bombing said his friend lived in the vicinity of Gurdwara and died in the bomb blast as he was also at the airport wanting to flee the country. “We were lucky to have returned to Gurdwara, otherwise we would have been killed,” he said.
It should be noted that a group of about 145 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus had arrived at Kabul airport around 8am on Wednesday. However, due to the alleged confusion created by their rescuers and the Taliban’s shots outside the airport, they were forced to return to Gurdwara around 4am on Thursday and late Thursday. in the evening consecutive explosions shook Kabul airport.
Guljeet Singh, chairman of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sahib, Vikaspuri, Delhi, reported that Sikhs and Afghan Hindus could not get to the airport unless the Taliban allowed them, adding that they were lucky to have returned to Gurdwara from suicide. the bombers exploded near the site where Afghan Sikh and Hindu buses were parked.
An Afghan source reported that they had heard nothing from Indian rescuers or Sikh NGOs who also claim to be working for their evacuation from Kabul. He said they held a meeting on Friday and decided not to leave the Gurdwara for the next five days.
“We will go to the airport only in groups of 10 to 15 people in order to avoid any attention that only if the Indian government will transport us from Kabul,” the source said.
India World Forum President Puneet Singh Chandhok said: “We are waiting for the government of the Center for the Evacuation of Stranded People, not only Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to be evacuated from Kabul , but also Indians, Nepalese and Sri Lankans “. However, he reported that all Afghan Indians and Sikhs and Hindus were safe after the blasts.