PM Modi writes to members of Afghan Sikh community
Several blasts tore through Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul"s Bagh-e Bala neighborhood on Saturday, June 18, while Afghan security personnel thwarted a bigger tragedy by stopping an explosive-laden vehicle from reaching the place of worship of the minority community in the war-torn country.
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Kabul, Jun 21: In an open letter to the Afghan Sikh community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the deadly terror attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of two people. Calling it a “ghastly act against humanity”, PM Modi expressed India’s solidarity with the Afghan Hindu-Sikh community in these tough times.
Several blasts tore through Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul's Bagh-e Bala neighborhood on Saturday, June 18, while Afghan security personnel thwarted a bigger tragedy by stopping an explosive-laden vehicle from reaching the place of worship of the minority community in the war-torn country. The attack killed two-person, including one Sikh community member.
Days after the incident, PM Modi wrote an open letter to the Afghan Sikh community and saluted their “spirit of courage and resilience against the barbaric attack”. “I would also like to offer my prayers for the victims of the terror attack, Late Shri Swinder Singh and gurdwara employee Ahmed Moradi, an Afghan citizen. I extend my heartfelt condolences to their family members,” the letter read. PM Modi also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the attack. The letter further expressed “India’s solidarity with the Afghan Hindu-Sikh community at this difficult moment of suffering and pain.” The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan that killed two persons, including one Sikh community member, calling it "an act of support" for the Prophet. In a statement posted on its Amaq propaganda site, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group, said the attack on Saturday targeted Hindus and Sikhs and the "apostates" who protected them in "an act of support for the Messenger of Allah."
The dreaded terror group said one of its fighters "penetrated a temple for Hindu and Sikh polytheists" in Kabul, after killing the guard, and opened fire on the worshippers inside with his machine gun and hand grenades.