Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib & other Hindu holy scriptures brought from Kabul along with 110 Afghan Hindus, Sikhs

New Delhi, Dec 11: A special flight on Friday brought 10 Indians and 94 Afghans including members of the Hindu-Sikh minority community from Afghanistan to the national capital under operation Devi Shakti as a part of an evacuation mission undertaken by India, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

 

Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs said in a tweet, "Under Operation Devi Shakti, a special Kam Air flight arranged by India has arrived in New Delhi from Kabul." "It has brought 10 Indians and 94 Afghans including members of the Afghan Hindu-Sikh minority community," Bagchi added.

 

 

The spokesperson also informed that among the evacuees are 9 children, including 3 infants. "The minority community members carried with them 2 Swaroops of Guru Granth Sahib and some ancient Hindu manuscripts," the MEA stated.

 

 

Further, it added, "In view of the challenging humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the Government of India has dispatched humanitarian assistance consisting of medical supplies on the return flight today. These medicines will be handed over to the representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Kabul and will be administered at the Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Kabul."

 

 

It also stated that under "Operation Devi Shakti”, a total of 669 people have now been evacuated from Afghanistan. This comprises of 448 Indians and 206 Afghans, which includes members of the Afghan Hindu/Sikh minority community. 565 people including 438 Indians were evacuated from Afghanistan earlier in the month of August 2021.