Guru Granth Sahib safely removed from Kabul Gurudwara

Kabul, Jun 18: The holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, has been safely removed from Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul where a terrorist attack took place today. According to sources, Afghan Sikhs entered the Gurdwara premises which were on fire to save the book.

 

 

They took the holy book to the residence of Gurnam Singh to maintain and worship it there according to its sanctity and principles.

 

 

 

Multiple blasts were reported at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIS Khorasan is suspected of being behind the attack. The Ministry of External Affairs is monitoring the situation. According to sources, the entire premises of Gurdwara was set on fire. The attack comes days after the media wing of the Islamic States Khorasan Province, an affiliate of the terror outfit Islamic State, released a video threatening to repeat the 2020 Gurdwara attack. Though the terror outfit comprises Sunni Pashtuns, they are sworn enemies of the ruling Taliban. They have been responsible for the killings of minorities in the region, including Hazaras, Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Sikhs.

 

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The Sikh community has become more vulnerable to deadly attacks by terror outfits after the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021. In March 2020, 27 Sikhs were killed and several were injured in a deadly attack by Islamic State terrorists at Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib gurudwara in Kabul's Short Bazaar area.