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The Last Sikhs of Afghanistan

For centuries, a significant Sikh minority has grown in relative safety in Afghanistan. But in the last decade, persecution has seen the population drop.

For centuries, a significant Sikh minority has flourished in relative safety in Afghanistan. But in the last decade persecution, including targeted killings, has seen the population drop from nearly a quarter of a million to around just 100 families. Those who remain live in virtual ghettoes, eking out a precarious existence. Kawoon Khamoosh meets some of the last Sikhs to call Afghanistan home.

30 minutes

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Thu 27 Jun 2019 23:30GMT

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