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June 27, 2001
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Taleban won't force Hindus
to wear badges: Report

Bowing to international pressure, the Taleban government in Afghanistan has agreed not to force Hindus to wear yellow badges, an issue which created a world-wide stir, a newspaper in Islamabad reported on Wednesday.

According to a fresh understanding reached between the Taleban and the Hindu community, Hindus would be issued identification cards, which they would be required to produce whenever needed, The News daily quoting diplomatic sources reported.

It said two Pakistani diplomats - Additional Secretary in the Foreign Office Aziz Ahmad Khan and Pakistan's ambassador to Kabul Arif Ayub - met Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Muttawakil recently and convinced him to reconsider the militia's decision.

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