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Sikhs 'Trapped' in Afghanistan
Wednesday, September, 26 2001 (10:18 AM GMT - 11:18 AM UK)
By Vineeta Dwivedi in Delhi
There are about 1,500 Sikhs still in Afghanistan.
Most of the Sikh community in Afghanistan have taken refuge in gurudwaras (Sikh temples) as fears grow of possible military action against the Taleban, according to a voluntary organisation in the Indian capital, Delhi.
The Afghan Hindu-Sikh Welfare Society says there are at least 1,500 Sikhs still living in different parts of Afghanistan, but they are unable to leave because they don't have travel documents.
These Sikhs are amongst those who went to Afghanistan centuries ago as traders or businessmen.
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