The Taliban Vandalizes Gurudwara in Kabul, Takes people in Custody: Report
New Delhi: The Group of Insurgents in Afghanistan – the Taliban on Tuesday entered Gurudwara Karte Parwan in Kabul and vandalized the holy shrine. The Taliban taking people under their custody, the report says.
Puneet Singh Chandhok – the president at the Indian World Forum said that “I have received alarming reports from Kabul. A group of unidentified heavily armed Taliban officials has entered Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul. They have taken the community present in the Gurdwara into custody. It is being alleged by the locals on the ground that the officials have broken off the CCTV cameras of the Gurdwara and vandalizing the Gurdwara currently.”
Karte Parwan Gurdwara is located in northwestern Kabul, Afghanistan.
After the incident, the local Gurdwara management is rushing to the spot and the number of officials and people present in the vicinity is yet to be confirmed.
A few days back – the Taliban had removed – Sikh holy flag of Nishan Sahib from the roof of a Gurdwara in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province. The Gurdwara, located in the Chamkani area of Paktia, was once visited by Guru Nanak.
After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the minorities in Afghanistan are being subjected to targeted killings, violence, and discrimination based on their religious and ethnic identity.
(_Vinayak Barot)
