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The Survivors Album: Afghan Sikhs and Hindus

The Survivors Album: Afghan Sikhs and Hindus

by porseshresearch | Jun 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

In reviewing Afghanistan’s constitutions and legal systems, it is apparent that these laws are based on the exclusion and a harsh differentiation that relegates non-Muslims to the role of second class citizens. Though Afghanistan committed to the realization of...
One Year On Plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Continues

One Year On Plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Continues

by porseshresearch | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Sikh and Hindu communities have lived in Afghanistan for centuries, but presently they constitute only a tiny fraction of the country’s population. As of the time of writing, approximately 300 Sikhs and Hindus remain in Afghanistan, with most concentrated in Kabul and...
Shrinking Environment for Civil Society Organizations in Afghanistan

Shrinking Environment for Civil Society Organizations in Afghanistan

by porseshresearch | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Civil Society in Afghanistan played a vital part in creating free and open space for exercising fundamental rights to association, participation, communication, and free expression of views. CSOs and NGOs provided platform for a free dialogue between diverse actors,...
Thirty Stories of Agony- Hindu & Sikh Exodus

Thirty Stories of Agony- Hindu & Sikh Exodus

by porseshresearch | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

In 1992, Afghan Singh (a pseudonym) was one member of the significant Hindus and Sikhs community in Kabul’s Kart-e Parwan area who lived a harmonious life and ran successful businesses. Back then, each family in this com­munity possessed two-three vehicles, a...
The Tragedy Overload: Suppression To Exodus Of Afghan Hindus And Sikhs (1992-2021)

The Tragedy Overload: Suppression To Exodus Of Afghan Hindus And Sikhs (1992-2021)

by porseshresearch | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized

The exodus of the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs hastened with every regime change in Afghan­istan. From the high of 220,000 before 1992, their numbers were reduced to merely 65 indi­viduals in 2021. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and the start of war...
Exploring Afghanistan’s Forgotten & Vulnerable Local Dances – 2019

Exploring Afghanistan’s Forgotten & Vulnerable Local Dances – 2019

by Karimi | Mar 2, 2019 | reports, research, Uncategorized

In the past half a century, the loss of Afghanistan cultural heritage has been one of the most severe repercussions of the war for the country. The vulnerable nation state repeatedly fell prey to war, which has been detrimental to the country’s cultural heritage. At a...
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