he told me more about the history of sikhism in afghanistan.then, the growth of the sikh community has grown since then. we have been growing for centuries and centuries. my ancestors and my family have been living in afghanistan until things got worse and we had to leave the country and come here or my family members have to go around the other cities. how strong is the sikh presence left in afghanistan? can it survive the latest upheaval? at the moment, not a lot of sikhs are left behind now. so from what i know, there were some few that were living there but now have left the city and also in kabul as well. so, there about a hundred or 200 people living and staying in the area. but because things got worse, and they have fled to other places so from my knowledge from what i know and what i've heard from sources that i know of, thereby two to five people at the area that will be looking after the sikh society and other than that, i do not know how many people are left behind. i know it is difficult to speculate what kind of treatment they mig

the history of sikhism in afghanistan dates back to the 16th century.keover — even despite assurances that they would be safe under the hardline islamist group. well, iam nowjoined by karanjee gaba, who is an afghan—sikh refugee who left afghanistan with his family back in 2007. he is a model, living and working in london. many people won t be aware of the presence of a sikh community in afghanistan — tell us more about the history of sikhism in the country. first, thank you so much for having me. it is dating back to the 15th century and since when coming to afghanistan, he left his presence there and since then, the growth of there and since then, the growth of the sikh community has grown since then. we have been drawing for centuries and centuries. my ancestors and my family have been living in afghanistan until when things got worse and we had to leave the country and come here or my family members have to go around the other cities. how strong is the sikh presence left in afghanistan? can it survive the latest upheaval? at the moment, not a lot of

herman i'm so proud of you for all value all for all that you'd for have done for over family and sikhism. you were over bray, productive and hero. no one can ever take your place in our heart and life. a flyover and procession took place following the church service. people lined the sidewalks to show their support and appreciation happening today is secretary of state anthony blinken is due to testify before the house foreign affairs committee about the u. s troop withdrawal from an ethic anistan, a group of 15. house democrats recently sent a letter to secretary blinken. and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. asking for more information about evacuating americans permanent u. s residents and other vulnerable individuals who are still in afghanistan tomorrow. the senate foreign relations committee holds another hearing on the matter. a passenger plane from pakistan landed in kabul, afghanistan today for the first time since the withdrawal of us troops last month. the pakistan international airlines flight carried foreign journalists into kabul and employees of the world ban