The Taliban spokesperson also claimed that there was no persecution of Sikhs and Hindus in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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    New Delhi: In its first reaction to the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India, the Taliban’s head of political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said that any such law should be for all “irrespective of religion”, even as he denied that there was any persecution of minorities in Afghanistan.

    Announcing the rules, Indian home minister Amit Shah said that it will “enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to acquire citizenship in our nation”.

    The stated objective of the CAA, which was passed by parliament in December 2019, is to accelerate the process of granting citizenship to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians purportedly fleeing persecution from India’s Muslim-majority neighbours – namely, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

    Shaheen additionally expressed his hope for equal treatment of Indian Muslims, stating, “I hope also minority in India i.e. Muslims, are not persecuted as Hindus and Sikhs are not persecuted in Afghanistan.” Also read: SC Receives Three Petitions a Day After Govt Notifies Citizenship Amendment Act Rules The CAA is being implemented at a time when India has improved ties with the Taliban government in Kabul, despite not according it full diplomatic recognition in line with the international community.

    Also read: Home Ministry’s ‘Positive Narrative’ on CAA is Full of Lies, Half-Truths and Really Bad Drafting The two former Afghan Sikh lawmakers who fled Kabul have also left India – Narendra Singh Khalsa is in Canada, while Anarkali Kaur Honaryar took refuge in France.

    According to Guljeet Singh, a social worker who is involved with the Afghan Sikh community in Delhi, there were only two families left after the Taliban takeover, who were also preparing to leave the country.

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