More than 200 Sikh-Hindus took refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul

Kabul, Ta. 13

Hundreds of Indians have also been trapped in Afghanistan during the coup. More than 200 Sikh and Hindu families have taken refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul. The relief is that they are all safe. On the other hand, the staff of the Indian Embassy in Kabul has been brought back to India safely. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi convened an important meeting on PM's residence on the issue of Afghanistan.

People in Punjab are worried about the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan. Sikh and Hindu families from many places, including Punjab and Delhi, are trapped there. There, more than 200 Sikh and Hindu families have taken refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul. They are all safe, but worried about the changed environment there.

He added that some representatives of the Taliban had come to the gurdwara to investigate the families taking shelter. Representatives of the Taliban have also assured the management of the Kabul Gurdwara that no harm will be done to the people living there. Parjit Singh Sarna, former chairman of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, said the central government should make efforts to bring Sikh and Hindu families living in Afghanistan to India through dialogue with Taliban representatives.

On the other hand, two days after the Taliban seized power in Kabul, all the Indian embassy personnel were brought to India in Indian Air Force C-17 heavy lift aircraft. "We have repatriated 18 Indians from Afghanistan in two phases," said Rudrendra Tanden, India's ambassador to Afghanistan. On Tuesday, the plane with 150 Indians left Kabul and reached New Delhi via Jamnagar.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a high-level meeting at his residence on the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over, which was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, NS Ajit Doval and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.