Manmohan Singh, 45, with his son Sandeep in New Delhi. The family has been looked after there by the Afghan refugee Sikh community since fleeing to India last month. Photo: Bilal Kuchay
Manmohan Singh, 45, with his son Sandeep in New Delhi. The family has been looked after there by the Afghan refugee Sikh community since fleeing to India last month. Photo: Bilal Kuchay
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India takes in Afghan Sikhs escaping Taliban terror: ‘less than 100 left behind’

  • Thousands of Sikhs from Afghanistan, and other groups, have sought haven in India in recent decades amid bloodshed and oppression
  • Under Taliban, as religious freedoms reduce, yet more want to flee; Sikh/Hindu community likely around 100, from over 200,000 in 1980s

Manmohan Singh, 45, with his son Sandeep in New Delhi. The family has been looked after there by the Afghan refugee Sikh community since fleeing to India last month. Photo: Bilal Kuchay
Manmohan Singh, 45, with his son Sandeep in New Delhi. The family has been looked after there by the Afghan refugee Sikh community since fleeing to India last month. Photo: Bilal Kuchay
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