among the dead was awtar singh.sikhs‘ representative through decades of war, and champion of sikh rights. he was narinder‘s father. but despite what happened to his father, narinder is in no doubt about his future. but not all of the community share narinder‘s outlook. most sikhs who have remained live in compounds, barely venturing out. families of ten sharing two rooms. for many, staying means living in fear and poverty. but leaving may spell the end of their centuries—old community in afghanistan. charan singh is desperate to leave, but his family has been plunged into crisis that can only be resolved if he stays. he runs a store in a busy neighbourhood that used to be considered a safe part of kabul. it is a short drive from his brother ajit‘s business. two months ago charan‘s brother was closing his shop at the end of the workday, but he never made it home. all that was found was his parked car, empty. so the shop is now closed and behind these little stalls, we can see the sign, it is named "rajinder, the love