One Year On Plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Continues

Jun 23, 2023 | reports

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

Jun 23, 2023 | reports

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,...

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

Jun 22, 2023 | reports

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...

Survey Of The Afghan Hindus & Sikhs [Persian]

Mar 6, 2019 | reports

Afghanistan is considered a diverse country, home to multiple ethnic groups, languages, and beliefs. Major ethnic groups are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. Members of different ethnic groups have distinctive languages and dialects, traditions and beliefs, and...

Survey Of The Afghan Hindus & Sikhs [Pashto]

Mar 6, 2019 | reports

Afghanistan is considered a diverse country, home to multiple ethnic groups, languages, and beliefs. Major ethnic groups are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. Members of different ethnic groups have distinctive languages and dialects, traditions and beliefs, and...

Exploring Afghanistan’s Forgotten & Vulnerable Local Dances – 2019

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...