ANI reports that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted e-visas to over 100 Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan as a result of the attack on a gurudwara in Kabul.
India strongly condemned the “cowardly attack” on the Sikh temple.
“Our first and foremost concern is the welfare of the community,” said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
A blast tore through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, killing two people, including a Sikh, and injuring seven others. Afghan security personnel prevented an even bigger tragedy by stopping an explosive-laden vehicle from reaching the place of worship for the minority community in the war-torn country.
In the latest attack on a place of worship of the Sikh community in Afghanistan, Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul’s Bagh-e Bala neighborhood was attacked early Saturday morning, resulting in a gun battle lasting several hours between the terrorists and Taliban fighters.
Three attackers were killed by the Taliban forces, the Pajhwok news agency reported.
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