Kabul Gurdwara Attack
India decides to issue e-emergency visas to over 100 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus on 'priority' basis following Kabul gurdwara attack
New Delhi: The Indian government has decided to grant e-emergency visas to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus on ‘priority' basis, a day after a gurdwara in Afghanistan capital Kabul was attacked by ISIS terrorists on Saturday, media reports said.
The e-visas will facilitate the evacuation of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan, who are facing grave danger in wake of the terror threats there, reports Hindustan Times.
Officials told the newspaper that considering the security situation, the emergency visas have already been granted in discussion with the intelligence agencies.
Terror outfit ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Gurdwara in Afghanistan, claiming it was retaliation for 'insults' to Prophet Muhammed.
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.
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