Kabul: Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan, which are being hit by the Taliban, have appealed to the international community to evacuate them safely before it is too late. According to media reports, Gurnam Singh, head of the Kabul-based Gurudwara Karta Parwan, said there are 150 Sikhs and Hindus living in Kabul amid fears of a perpetual Taliban. Singh further said that for the time being we are in Kabul and safe, but no one knows how long we will be safe. At the same time, he said he's quite afraid to leave.

Gurnam Singh said four out of five gurudwaras in Kabul have been closed. Singh said the remaining Sikhs and Hindus do not want to go to India as there is no financial security for them. Meanwhile, the Manmeet Singh Bhullar Foundation, Khalsa Ed Canada, and the Canadian World Sikh Organization (WSO) have requested the Canadian government to create a special program for Afghanistan's most vulnerable Sikh and Hindu minorities.

WSO legal counsel Balpreet Singh Boparai said, 'We are in a strong agreement with those who are asking the Canadian government to work fast to give a way to security for the weaker sections in Afghanistan. This includes Sikh and Hindu minorities, which have been targeted by terrorist groups for a long time. Attacks on places of worship have killed children and adults." The Taliban have started wreaking havoc in the country after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and there is panic among the people.

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