Afghan Foreign Minister denies persecution of Hindus and Sikhs

Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar, who’s on a three-day go to to India, denied on Tuesday that Hindus and Sikhs are being focused in Afghanistan. Atmar mentioned that the violence towards Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan was not ‘persecution per se’. “The violence against Afghans, unfortunately, did not spare our minorities either. So, it is not a kind of persecution against specific minorities per se. It’s the general violence against the entire nation and unfortunately, this part of the population has been disproportionately affected”, Atmar mentioned.
Atmar described Hindu and Sikhs as proud citizenry of Afghanistan
Atmar described Hindus and Sikhs as ‘proud citizenry’ of Afghanistan including that it will be the duty of the federal government to supply them with safety and safety. “They are citizens of Afghanistan, and Afghanistan is proud of them. It has been like that for centuries and will be like that. It is the responsibility of not just the Afghan government, but the Afghanistan people too to protect their federal brothers”, he mentioned.
Atmar held talks with Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on safety and financial cooperation and collaboration on efforts to beat the Covid-19 pandemic. While interacting with the media, Atmar described India as a ‘legitimate partner in peace-making’.
A bunch of Sikhs had returned to India final 12 months
Last 12 months in July, India had mentioned that will facilitate a settlement of Afghan and Sikh group members going through safety threats in Afghanistan. There are reportedly round 1000 Sikhs and Hindus left in Afghanistan. A bunch of 11 Sikhs had arrived in India from Afghanistan together with Sikh chief Nidan Singh Sachdeva who was kidnapped by Islamists, after the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The authorities of India facilitated their arrival to India, searching for everlasting residency and ultimately citizenship.
The numbers of spiritual minorities dwelling in Islamic nations have been diminishing as a consequence of persistent violence and persecution. This is the rationale that the Indian authorities enacted the CAA to supply Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities in neighbouring Islamic nations.