Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe'

[my2cents]

Clownish post with zero introspection from an Indian hindu

I don't have any empathy for people who blame the victims.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

If you have no words to condemn the attack on minority Sikhs then don't worry, same fate will befall on you.

They are cowards killing innocent people who don't subscribe to their ideology. It is the silent muslim majority that dont speak out against this evil, are anyway becoming irrelevant . It will just embolden them to do more attacks.
It only perpetuates Islamophobia.

Maybe if your hindu talibani Nupur wasn’t running her mouf, ISIS wouldn’t have vowed to attack hindus and Sikhs.

 

[my2cents]

Maybe if your hindu talibani Nupur wasn’t running her mouf, ISIS wouldn’t have vowed to attack hindus and Sikhs.

This was nothing to do with Nupur. They did this kind of attack two years ago on another gurudhwara in Kabul killing 25 people. Sick minds like you justify these attacks on lame excuses. You think these people will see Islam in general as peaceful religion.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

This was nothing to do with Nupur. They did this kind of attack two years ago on another gurudhwara in Kabul killing 25 people. Sick minds like you justify these attacks on lame excuses. You think these people will see Islam in general as peaceful religion.

Nobody justified this attack. Only in your low iq indian mind.

And nothing to do with Nupur? It was Isis that attacked the gurdwara. Guess what they said a few days ago?

https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/isis-video-hindus-sikhs-nupur-sharma-warns-attacks-india-soon/amp/

Stop runnin yo mouf like hindu talbani nupur, you ignorant bharti monkey.

 

[Areesh]

I don't have any empathy for people who blame the victims.

Well then that is funny since that is exactly what you Hindus from India do 24/7 when it comes to Muslims

 

[my2cents]

Nobody justified this attack. Only in your low iq indian mind.

And nothing to do with Nupur? It was Isis that attacked the gurdwara. Guess what they said a few days ago?

https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/isis-video-hindus-sikhs-nupur-sharma-warns-attacks-india-soon/amp/

Stop runnin yo mouf like hindu talbani nupur, you ignorant bharti monkey.

You have a sick mind and I won't stoop to your low madrassa level.

 

[SaadH]

Probably done by NA commies who are the allies of and get their funding from Indian hindutva fascist establishment.

Indian covert operators have rich history of and love targeting sikhs to blame Pakistan/Muslims.

 

[Maula Jatt]

RIP, Sikhs are generally good people
Unfortunately when society gets a lot of guns acts of violence become a thing, not necessarily representative of the society or it's thinking at large, pretty sure 99% Afghans have no issues with Sikhs, Hindu populace


Muslims in US face the same issues where random shooter comes and kills you (atleast back in the day it was a thing)

It didn't represent the people of America just an unfortunate thing due to guns

 

[RescueRanger]

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Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe'​

By Secunder Kermani
BBC Pakistan & Afghanistan Correspondent

The attack on a Sikh prayer site in the Afghan capital, Kabul, began early in the morning.

Militants opened fire outside the fortified doors leading to the compound housing a Sikh gurdwara, as well as the homes of members of the community.

The assailants killed the security guard, and armed with grenades they managed to make their way inside, whilst Taliban members stationed at nearby checkpoints rushed after them.

"My house is just in front of the gurdwara, as soon as I heard firing I looked out the window, people were saying attackers are inside," Kuljit Singh Khalsa told the BBC. "It was chaos, then all of a sudden there was a blast from outside."

A bomb hidden inside a car, parked next to a Taliban checkpost, had been detonated, killing the unit's commander and ripping through the surrounding shops and homes.

The attack had begun around half and hour before daily morning prayers were due to start. "If it had been later, there would've been even more people inside," Mr Khalsa said.

Afghanistan was once home to tens of thousands of Sikhs and Hindus, but decades of conflict have seen the number dwindle to a tiny handful.

In recent years, those who have remained have been repeatedly targeted by the local branch of Islamic State (IS) militant group.

In 2018, a suicide bomber struck a gathering in the eastern city of Jalalabad, whilst another gurdwara was attacked in 2020.

"At the time of the attack in Jalalabad, there were around 1,500 Sikhs, after that people thought, 'We can't live here'," Sukhbir Singh Khalsa said. More left after the attack in 2020, he, added, and by the time the Taliban took power last year, there were less than 300 Sikhs. Now there are just around 150.

"All our historical gurdwaras have been martyred already, and now the only one that was left has been, too."

The site was hit by a bomb early in the morning

The attack began half an hour before morning prayers

So far, there has been no claim of responsibility but it appears likely that IS was also behind this latest attack.

Afghanistan's Shia and Sufi Muslim minorities have also repeatedly been targeted by the group.

IS is much less powerful than the Taliban and does not control any territory, but has been responsible for some of the deadliest attacks in the country's history.

Overall, levels of violence in Afghanistan have fallen dramatically since the Taliban returned to power - ending their insurgency - but IS is undermining the Taliban's promise to have finally brought security to the nation.
Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul's police force, told the BBC that targeting civilians showed the "cowardly" nature of the attackers.

"Our comrades have sacrificed their lives for the Sikh community, it is their right under an Islamic state to be protected," he added.

All the attackers were killed around three hours after the assault began, during which time intense gunfire and multiple explosions could be heard. At least one Sikh man and one member of the Taliban's security forces were killed.

Wandering through the still smoking wreckage of the Gurdwara, Sikh community members said they were grateful for the Taliban's help in bringing the attack to an end, but that they did not feel safe and wanted to leave the country.
"We've appealed a lot to the Indian government, to find a way to give us visas, we don't want to live here anymore," said Sukhbir Singh Khalsa.

"Those of us left here are only here because we don't have visas, no-one wants to stay here. This has happened now, tomorrow it will happen again, and then again after that."

Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe'

Members of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh community speak of their fears for their safety after the attack.

www.bbc.com

Those photos show typical post blast effects from ANFO related explosives. Just another reason why Pakistan must restrict the production and sale of Ammonium Nitrate based fertiliser. ANFO is the go to HME (Home Made Explosive) for TTP.

 

[Dalit]

Afghanistan still has Sikhs?

You are an Indian, aren't you?

 

[nope]

You are an Indian, aren't you

 

[ghazi52]

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'No future for us,' say Afghan Sikhs after gurdwara attack​

AFP
June 20, 2022

A general view of a damaged compound of a Sikh temple in Kabul on June 20, a couple of days after an attack by gunmen. — AFP

A dozen Afghan Sikhs gathered on Monday in a room behind the charred ruins of their temple in Kabul, hoping to be swiftly evacuated having finally given up on the country of their birth.
“There is no future for us here. I have lost all hope,” said Ragbir Singh, who was wounded when gunmen stormed the temple on Saturday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

“Everywhere we are under threat.”

When the Taliban seized power in August, many Sikhs sought refuge at the complex, living communally or in family groups scattered around the building.

The Sikh community had been a target before.

In March 2020, at least 25 people were killed when gunmen stormed a different temple in Kabul. And in 2018 at least 19 people, most of them Sikhs, were killed by a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

Both attacks were claimed by IS, which regularly targets members of Afghanistan's minority communities — including Shias and Sufis.

The number of Sikhs and Hindus living in Afghanistan had dwindled to around 200 by late last year, compared with about half a million in the 1970s.

Most of those who remained were traders involved in selling herbal medicines and electronic goods brought from India and Pakistan.

For Manmohan Singh Sethi, who was born in Afghanistan, the temple was not just a place of worship, but home to the entire Sikh community.

Meeting as family​

“This used to be the main gurdwara where we all used to meet as a family,” said Sethi, who is in his 70s.

But the peace was shattered on Saturday with one member of the community killed and seven others — including Singh — wounded in the early-morning raid.

A Taliban fighter also died, in a counter-operation launched soon after.

Gunmen first fired at the main gate of the complex, killing a guard, before storming inside, shooting, and throwing grenades, survivors said.

Minutes later a car bomb exploded outside the complex, shattering walls and windows of nearby buildings.

When the raid began, some escaped through a back door and took refuge in nearby buildings. In the ensuing chaos, Singh — who was on the fourth floor of the complex — fell to the ground, injuring his legs and a hand.

Now, several rooms and the main prayer hall of the complex are heavily damaged by bullets, grenades and a fire that engulfed a section during the raid.

The attack came days after a delegation from New Delhi visited Kabul to discuss the possibility of reopening the Indian embassy.

Indian government sources told AFP in Delhi that emergency visas had been given to around 100 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs but Sethi said none in the frightened community were aware of the offer.

He said the community was now unsure where even to pray for their future.

“If we all gather to perform rituals at a specific place we might face another such incident,” he said. “We have been attacked thrice already [...] We can't be careless.”

“The latest incident has impacted us in a big way,” said Sethi. “Afghanistan is my homeland and I never wanted to leave [...] but now I am leaving. “

 

[HydraChess]

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Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe'​

By Secunder Kermani
BBC Pakistan & Afghanistan Correspondent

The attack on a Sikh prayer site in the Afghan capital, Kabul, began early in the morning.

Militants opened fire outside the fortified doors leading to the compound housing a Sikh gurdwara, as well as the homes of members of the community.

The assailants killed the security guard, and armed with grenades they managed to make their way inside, whilst Taliban members stationed at nearby checkpoints rushed after them.

"My house is just in front of the gurdwara, as soon as I heard firing I looked out the window, people were saying attackers are inside," Kuljit Singh Khalsa told the BBC. "It was chaos, then all of a sudden there was a blast from outside."

A bomb hidden inside a car, parked next to a Taliban checkpost, had been detonated, killing the unit's commander and ripping through the surrounding shops and homes.

The attack had begun around half and hour before daily morning prayers were due to start. "If it had been later, there would've been even more people inside," Mr Khalsa said.

Afghanistan was once home to tens of thousands of Sikhs and Hindus, but decades of conflict have seen the number dwindle to a tiny handful.

In recent years, those who have remained have been repeatedly targeted by the local branch of Islamic State (IS) militant group.

In 2018, a suicide bomber struck a gathering in the eastern city of Jalalabad, whilst another gurdwara was attacked in 2020.

"At the time of the attack in Jalalabad, there were around 1,500 Sikhs, after that people thought, 'We can't live here'," Sukhbir Singh Khalsa said. More left after the attack in 2020, he, added, and by the time the Taliban took power last year, there were less than 300 Sikhs. Now there are just around 150.

"All our historical gurdwaras have been martyred already, and now the only one that was left has been, too."

The site was hit by a bomb early in the morning

The attack began half an hour before morning prayers

So far, there has been no claim of responsibility but it appears likely that IS was also behind this latest attack.

Afghanistan's Shia and Sufi Muslim minorities have also repeatedly been targeted by the group.

IS is much less powerful than the Taliban and does not control any territory, but has been responsible for some of the deadliest attacks in the country's history.

Overall, levels of violence in Afghanistan have fallen dramatically since the Taliban returned to power - ending their insurgency - but IS is undermining the Taliban's promise to have finally brought security to the nation.
Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul's police force, told the BBC that targeting civilians showed the "cowardly" nature of the attackers.

"Our comrades have sacrificed their lives for the Sikh community, it is their right under an Islamic state to be protected," he added.

All the attackers were killed around three hours after the assault began, during which time intense gunfire and multiple explosions could be heard. At least one Sikh man and one member of the Taliban's security forces were killed.

Wandering through the still smoking wreckage of the Gurdwara, Sikh community members said they were grateful for the Taliban's help in bringing the attack to an end, but that they did not feel safe and wanted to leave the country.
"We've appealed a lot to the Indian government, to find a way to give us visas, we don't want to live here anymore," said Sukhbir Singh Khalsa.

"Those of us left here are only here because we don't have visas, no-one wants to stay here. This has happened now, tomorrow it will happen again, and then again after that."

Afghanistan gurdwara attack: Sikhs say 'We don't feel safe'

Members of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh community speak of their fears for their safety after the attack.

www.bbc.com

They should come to Surrey, BC Canada. Its unofficial Khalistan!

'No future for us,' say Afghan Sikhs after gurdwara attack​

"No shit Sherlock!"

 

[Mirzali Khan]

Unbelievable, Afghanistan still has Sikhs?! they are insane for not fleeing the hell out of there

Afghan sikhs feel closer to Afghans than Punjabi SIkhs.

When they were offered to come to India some of them said no and wanted to go to Canada instead.

 

[Faqirze]

Afghan sikhs feel closer to Afghans than Punjabi SIkhs.

Must be a case of stockholm syndrome, Sikhs are looked down upon by most Afghans. Plus most Afghan Sikhs are Punjabis by ethnicity who settled in Afghanistan during Ranjit Singhs time

Afghanistan's hated Sikhs yearn for India

Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India.

www.reuters.com