WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Members of the minority Hindu and Sikh communities continue to be denied the rights granted to Muslims by Afghan courts, a US report alleged on Tuesday.
The minority communities claimed members continued to avoid settling disputes in courts due to fear of retaliation and instead went for mediation through community councils.
In its annual report on International Religious Freedom, the State Department said: “Representatives of minority religious groups reported a continued failure by the courts to grant non-Muslims the same rights as Muslims.”
However, a small number of Sikhs and . . .
