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According to the European Union Agency for Asylum , the number of Hindus currently living in Afghanistan has steadily declined over the years. In the 1970's, approximately 700,00 Hindus lived in Afghanistan, by 1992 there were 220,000. At the start of 2021, 400 Hindus remained and by the end of the same year, just 150 were left.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Part of a series of articles on Religion in Afghanistan Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif The largest mosque in Afghanistan Majority Sunni Islam Minority Shia Islam Zoroastrians Sikhism Hinduism Bahá'í Christianity Catholicism Historic/Extinct Buddhism Judaism Controversy Religious ...
Existing records of a Jewish presence in Afghanistan date back to the 7th century CE, [3] although ancient Iranian tradition holds that there was a Jewish presence in Afghanistan as early as the time of Israel and Judah. There are also origin theories among some Pashtuns that claim their descent from the Ten Lost Tribes of the Israelites.
In 2009, a smaller Hindu-Jewish interfaith meeting organized by the World council of Religious Leaders, Hindu American Foundation and the American Jewish Committee was held in New York and Washington. [31] Hindu and Jewish representatives gave presentations, and participants wore lapel pins combining the Israeli, Indian, and American flags. [31]
The first mention of a Hindu in Afghanistan appears in the 982 AD Ḥudūd al-ʿĀlam, where it speaks of a king in "Ninhar" , who shows a public display of conversion to Islam, even though he had over 30 wives, which are described as "Muslim, Afghan, and Hindu" wives. [4] These names were often used as geographical terms by the Arabs.
Ghani called the country's Sikh and Hindu minorities the "pride of the nation", [48] and on another occasion that year called them an "integral part" of Afghanistan's history. [49] The country is witnessing a severe decline in the community's population with the coming of Taliban back in power.
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According to the Pakistan Hindu Council, religious persecution especially forced conversions to remain the foremost reason for the migration of Hindus from Pakistan. Religious institutions like Bharchundi Sharif and Sarhandi Pir support forced conversions and are known to have support and protection of ruling political parties of Sindh. [268]