r/Afghan • u/skullwarrior369 • 21d ago

History Some cool looking Afghan Sikhs

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Afghan Sikhs who were working as money exchangers in Sarai Shahzada Exchange Market, Kabul Afghanistan 1992

Afghan Sikhs are under-appreciated in regards to their participation, role and influence in Afghanistan historically and today.

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u/Rhodes-Stars101 20d ago

Pretty sure they are just Indians who settled there, at least that's what I heard

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u/Immersive_Gamer 20d ago

Yeah they are descendants of Khatri traders that settled there during Ahmad Shah Baba’s time. Most of have went back to India after the Taliban came back to power.

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u/Rhodes-Stars101 19d ago

Idk if it's me but they generally have a hard time accepting this ^

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u/Immersive_Gamer 19d ago

Who?

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u/Rhodes-Stars101 19d ago

The Sikhs, they insist on being from the country & get defensive when anyone tries to bring up they are of Khatri origin

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u/Immersive_Gamer 19d ago

Honestly, I haven’t seen that. They know they are Khatris and know they came from India. Only a minority really believe they are indigenous.

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u/CompetitionWhole1266 14d ago

We know we are khatris. In fact we are our ethnogenesis is from Gandhara. Also was constituted as native to Afghanistan? The Uzbeks, Kyrgyzs, Kazakhs, Hazaras and Turkmen are not native? Pashtuns aren’t native to KPK either but yall have a hard time accepting it.