Afghanistan has lost everything that it has earned in the last 20 years

New Delhi – About 400 people stranded in Afghanistan were brought to India on Sunday. These included two members of the Afghan parliament. Narender Singh Khalsa, a member of the Afghan parliament who came to India, said, ‘Everything that Afghanistan has earned in the last 20 years has been lost.’ Given the dire situation in Afghanistan, Khalsa has strongly appealed to India to take out the Hindus, who are still trapped in the country and shelter them.

An Indian Air Force C-17 carrying 168 people landed at the Hindon base near Delhi. This included 107 Indians as well as 23 Afghani Sikhs and Hindus. The second flight also brought back Indians and Afghans who had moved from Kabul to Qatar. This includes 135 Indians. Also present are members of the Afghan parliament, Narender Singh Khalsa and Anarkali Honaryar, and their families. Narender Singh Khalsa told the media about his heart-wrenching experiences in Afghanistan.

The situation is dire after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Hindus and Sikhs, who are a minority in this country, have taken shelter in Gurudwaras. ‘Some Talibanis are coming and assuring us that we will protect you. But there are many factions within the Taliban,’ Khalsa said. He further added, ‘I don’t know exactly who to talk to. On the way to Kabul airport, we were stopped by Taliban militants and instructed to retreat. They terrorized the Indians who were with us.’

‘Finally, as special arrangements were made, we could reach the airport. But there are many Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan who are under threat from the Taliban regime,’ he stated. Khalsa urged the Indian government to work for his release. Khalsa has sincerely thanked the Indian government for securing his release, saying, ‘India is our second home. We were referred to as Hindustani when we were in Afghanistan.’

Khalsa said that leaving everything behind and leaving Afghanistan felt very bad. I want to cry for this. But we had no choice but to leave Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the government has stepped up its efforts to repatriate Indians from Afghanistan. But the situation at Kabul airport has worsened, making the task even more difficult. In such a situation, India is allowed to send two flights a day to Kabul. The number of Indians brought in from Kabul has reached 560 since last month. It is learned that the Taliban has launched a probe into Afghans seeking asylum in India. Taliban spokesmen say Afghans do not need to leave the country. But as the Taliban’s brutal face unfolds, the Taliban are likely to launch a series of atrocities against minorities shortly. The general Afghan public is also plagued by this terror. In such a situation, the religious minorities in Afghanistan are in a state of panic and are expecting help from India.

A few days ago, the central government had shown readiness to give asylum to Hindus and Sikhs coming to India from Afghanistan. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that because of the situation in the neighbouring country, the great need for a Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is being proved once again.