A top Republican lawmaker alleged that Pakistan and its intelligence service have played an important role in capturing Afghanistan by the terrorist group Taliban and further added that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate the Taliban’s victory that will bring “untold brutality” to Afghans.
Steve Chabot, Co-chair of the Indian Caucus applauded the government of India for welcoming the Afghan, during his address to the virtual gala of the Hindu Political Action Committee.
According to the PTI, co-chair said, “In contrast, we all know that Pakistan and particularly its intelligence services played a key role fostering the Taliban and allowing them to eventually take over.”
“It's just disgusting to watch Pakistani officials celebrate the victory of this group that will bring untold brutality to the Afghan people, he said adding, “Pakistan's own persecution of religious minorities, however, gets a lot less attention here in America than it deserves. We would do well to educate our fellow citizens about these abuses. Persecution is particularly manifested in the heinous practice of the kidnapping, forced conversion to Islam and forced marriage of underage Hindu girls to older Muslim men.”
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He further said that these are not just hearsay. Many news channels and human right groups have documented the heartbreaking stories of girls in their early teens taken from their families, and traffic into forced marriages.
He later, said that there is no such place of discrimination in America and stated an example of Hindu Americans. He said Hindu Americans are unquestionably an integral part of society throughout the United States.
Mr Chabot said, “Through strong work ethic and high educational attainment, Hindus exemplify the American dream. These virtues also allow Hindus to take on key roles in communities across the country, and also give back to those communities in so many ways.”
The co-chair concluded and said, “We must all seek ways to bring it to an end.”