A group of 140 members of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus were forced to return to their Gurdwara Karte Parwan safe house after the Taliban prevented them from leaving the Taliban airports in Kabul.
Charan Singh, an Afghan Sikh currently living in Moscow who has been in constant contact with Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, told TOI that due to the imposition of stricter rules by the Taliban, the evacuation of these people it was getting harder and harder. “They had arrived at Kabul airport around eight in the morning on Wednesday, but unfortunately on Thursday, around four in the morning, they were forced to return to the gurdwara after the Taliban started firing and left. to do with one of the gates of Kabul airport, ”he said.
Singh said tensions between the Taliban and anti-Taliban forces were growing, and refugees in the gurdwara feared being trapped in the crossfire.
“The group was scheduled to attend an organized function to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur,” said Partap Singh, chairman of Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Delhi.
Charan Singh, an Afghan Sikh currently living in Moscow who has been in constant contact with Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, told TOI that due to the imposition of stricter rules by the Taliban, the evacuation of these people it was getting harder and harder. “They had arrived at Kabul airport around eight in the morning on Wednesday, but unfortunately on Thursday, around four in the morning, they were forced to return to the gurdwara after the Taliban started firing and left. to do with one of the gates of Kabul airport, ”he said.
Singh said tensions between the Taliban and anti-Taliban forces were growing, and refugees in the gurdwara feared being trapped in the crossfire.
“The group was scheduled to attend an organized function to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur,” said Partap Singh, chairman of Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Delhi.