Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I can sum it up really quickly. The results of this internecine warfare and these different warlords coming to power have been a mass exodus for religious minorities and a genocide of the religious minorities. Those are the two results: mass exodus and mass killings.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Our request is that perhaps a commission be instituted, especially for our heritage sites for how those can be preserved in conjunction and working in collaboration with the Afghan government. The United States would love to help and assist. That's something that really tugs at t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, sir. First of all, thank you for the question. There are two things. One thing is the law in written format, and then the law in practice. It's completely different when you go to practice. Sikhs, Hindus and minorities have actually had to pay the jeziah, which is a tax for

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  First and foremost, we thank everyone for allowing us this gathering and for listening to this testimony about what is happening and what has transpired over the past many years. There are a few numbers that I think are striking. Over 100,000 Sikhs and Hindus resided in Afghanis