Taliban insurgent fighters are camped just 50 kilometres (30 miles) away from Kabul and this development has prompted many nations, including US and India, to airlift their nationals out of Afghanistan’s capital city.
Asked about the safety of Sikhs and Hindus living in Afghanistan specifically about the incident when a gurdwara in Paktia province had brought down the Sikh religious flag, the Taliban claimed that the flag was brought down by the Sikh community themselves.