Indian Embassy in Kabul is in constant touch with the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan, said the official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, on Thursday (12 August).
While addressing the weekly press briefing, Bagchi, when asked about the situation of Hindu and Sikh minorities in Afghanistan, said India is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan. “We are concerned about the deteriorating security situation,” said Bagchi.
Earlier this week, Indian Embassy in Kabul issued a security advisory for Indian nationals advising them to return to India through commercial flights as the situation in Afghanistan is worsening day by day.
The situation has riled up extensively in the region as the Taliban continues to expand itself, as a result of which, now the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have announced to send their troops to evacuate their people from Afghanistan.
But now, for the Hindu and Sikh minorities in Afghanistan, India seems to be the only hope. Reminding that India had facilitated more than 383 members of the Hindu and Sikh community in Afghanistan to India last year, Bagchi said, “Our embassy in Kabul continues to remain in touch with Afghan Hindu and Sikh community members and we will ensure the provision of all necessary assistance to them.”
Since the situation began to rile up in Afghanistan, the Afghan Hindu and Sikh minorities and the World Sikh Organisation (WSO) were looking up to the Canadian government for help. They wanted the Canadian government to include them (200 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus who are under the threat of being attacked by the Taliban) in the resettlement plan that the government was planning to introduce.
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