Hinduism in Afghanistan
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Hinduism in Afghanistan is practiced by a very small minority of Afghans, about 30–40 individuals as of 2021, who live mostly in the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad. Afghan Hindus are ethnically Pashtun
Hindu king statue in Kabul Museum, Afghanistan
The Mahajanapadas, including the Gandhara and Kamboja regions c. 500 – c. BCE
Gold dinar of Kanishka II, emperor of the Kushan Empire, with Lord Shiva (200–220 CE)
Vishnu Nicolo Seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper (probably Mihirakula), 4th–6th century CE. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: "Mihira, Yajna and Oesho". British Museum.
Sikhism in Afghanistan
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Sikhism in Afghanistan in the contemporary era is limited to small populations, primarily in major cities, with the largest numbers of Afghan Sikhs living in Jalalabad, Ghazni, Kabul, and to a lesser
Hinduism in Afghanistan
…discrimination, and religious conversions of Hindus in Afghanistan perpetrated by Muslims, has caused the Afghan Hindus, along with Buddhist and Sikh population, to dwindle from Afghanistan. Prior to the contemporary conflict that began in 1978, Hindus lived across Afghanistan, notably concentrated…
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met Afghan Hindus and Sikhs community at Embassy of Afghanistan, in New Delhi
Afghan Sikhs
Entrance sign of Sri Guru Nanak Darbar gurdwara in Jalalabad
Bi-scriptal postcard from Kabul, Afghanistan where Persian is written in Perso-Arabic script and Punjabi is written in a Landa script, ca.1878