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Afghan Sikhs weigh leaving their home country

The options are rapidly narrowing for Afghanistan's minority Sikh population. In the 1970s, they numbered around 100,000. Last year, that figure stood at just 240. Discrimination and the threat of violent attacks from jihadi groups have forced many to leave and others to consider it.

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