Kabul Gurdwara Attack
Afghanistan: Sikh community members safely removed Guru Granth Sahib from Kabul gurdwara which was attacked by terrorists
Kabul: Sikh community members saved and removed the holy Guru Granth Sahib from the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul which was attacked by terrorists on Saturday.
Afghan Sikhs entered the Gurdwara premises which was on fire to save the book, sources told India Today.
They took the holy book to the residence of Gurnam Singh to maintain and worship it there according to its sanctity and principles, the Indian news channel reported.
Meanwhile, Terror outfit ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Gurdwara in Afghanistan, claiming it was retaliation for 'insults' to Prophet Muhammed.
Heartbreaking. Last moments of Sikh civilisation in Afghanistan. Scenes of Afghan Sikhs ferrying Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj out of Kabul’s only surviving Gurudwara will go down in history as Sikhs near extinction in Afghanistan 💔💔 #SaveAfghanSikhs pic.twitter.com/ergiO494WC
— Harjinder Singh Kukreja (@SinghLions) June 18, 2022
Protests sparked in several countries following Indian politician, now suspended by the ruling BJP, Nupur Sharma's remarks earlier this month about the Prophet.
In a message posted on its Amaq propaganda site, ISIS said Saturday's attack targeted Hindus and Sikhs and the "apostates" who protected them in "an act of support for the Messenger of Allah".
The group said one of its fighters "penetrated a temple for Hindu and Sikh polytheists in Kabul, after killing its guard, and opened fire on the pagans inside with his machine gun and hand grenades".
A suicide attacker stormed the temple on Saturday morning armed with a machine gun and hand grenades after killing its guard.
Two people were killed and at least seven others injured in the attack.
Other militants fought for more than three hours with Taliban fighters who tried to intervene to protect the temple, targeting them with four explosive devices and a car bomb, the militant group said.
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