Afghan Hindus

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:culturalPractice cremation rituals
observe Hindu festivals
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diaspora_organizations gptkb:Afghan_Hindu-Sikh_Community_(UK)
gptkb:Afghan_Hindu_Association_(India)
gptkbp:distinctive_dress required to wear yellow badges under Taliban
gptkbp:faced_forced_conversion yes, during Taliban rule
gptkbp:historicalPopulation estimated 50,000 in 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afghan Hindus
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Punjabi
Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:legalStatus granted minority rights under Afghan law
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Ghazni
Jalalabad
Kabul
Kandahar
gptkbp:migratory gptkb:war
Taliban persecution
gptkbp:minorityStatus religious minority in Afghanistan
gptkbp:notable_emigration_destination gptkb:Delhi,_India
gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkb:London,_UK
gptkb:Punjab,_India
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Asamai_Temple,_Kabul
gptkbp:notableLeader Anarkali Kaur Honaryar (Afghan Sikh-Hindu parliamentarian)
gptkbp:notableMigration 1980s and 1990s
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Afghan_Hindu-Sikh_Welfare_Society
gptkbp:persecutedBy faced discrimination
targeted by Taliban
gptkbp:places_of_worship gptkb:Asamai_Temple
Hindu temples in Kabul
gptkbp:population fewer than 500 in Afghanistan (as of 2021)
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Punjabi_Hindus
gptkb:Afghan_Sikhs
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:represents reserved seat in Afghan parliament (historically)
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:merchant
moneylenders
shopkeepers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Devi_Shakti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7