Afghanistan / Fidayeen attack on gurdwara in Kabul, number of devotees killed 11; Security forces took over

Kabul. In Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, militants targeted a gurdwara on Wednesday. The fidayeen attack took place at 7.30 am when hundreds of people from the Sikh community gathered here to pray. 11 devotees died in the blast. After this, the security forces laid siege to the gurdwara and retaliated. More than 16 injured have been hospitalized. More than 40 devotees are stranded. No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Explain that there are about 300 Sikh families living in Afghanistan. Their number is more in Kabul and Jalalabad. There are also gurudwaras in these two cities.

Lawyer Narindra Singh Khalsa said that he got a call from the gurdwara. The caller said that more than 150 people are present in the gurdwara. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted – the organization has nothing to do with this attack. We did not attack.

Last year, ISIS carried out attacks
on the religious places of minority Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan. Earlier in 2018, there was a suicide attack on a convoy of Hindus and Sikhs going to meet President Ashraf Ghani. 19 Sikhs and Hindus were killed in it. The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. Sikh and Hindu communities are frightened by these attacks. A large number of Sikhs and Hindus have decided to leave the country. In three years, many victims have sought refuge from India.