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Afghanistan: Deadly explosion rocks Sikh temple in Kabul
Source: BBC
Afghanistan: Deadly explosion rocks Sikh temple in Kabul
By Leo Sands & Patrick Jackson
BBC News
18 June 2022
An assault on a temple of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh community has left one worshipper and a Taliban member dead as well as the unidentified attackers.
The temple in the capital Kabul was hit by a bomb early in the morning when up to 30 people were inside.
It is the last remaining Sikh temple in the capital.
Community leaders recently estimated that just 140 Sikhs remained in predominantly Muslim Afghanistan, down from 100,000 in the 1970s.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61850021
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