India Airlifts 110 Hindus, Sikhs From Afghanistan

Indian media have reported that India has evacuated more than 100 Hindus and Sikhs in a special repatriation flight from Afghanistan.

A special charter flight from Kabul to New Delhi on Friday will evacuate more than 100 people, most of them Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, the Hindustan Times reported.

According to reports, three Sri Guru Granth Sahib from historical Gurdwaras in Afghanistan and Hindu religious scriptures including Ramanaya, Mahabharat and Bhagavad Gita from the ancient 5th Century Asamai Mandir, Kabul are brought back to India.

The Sikh holy book will be taken to Gurdwara Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Mahavir Nagar and the Hindu religious scriptures to Asmai Mandir in Faridabad.

565 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs have been evacuated by the Indian government since August, following the recent upheaval in the country.