narender singh is the sikh community's only member of the afghan parliament.nder armed guard around the clock. inside the temple compound is a shrine to those sikhs who were killed in a devastating suicide attack last year. it was a tragedy that brought the entire community —— rocks the entire community. suicide bombers have targeted an entire delegation of sikhs in the city of jalala bad as entire delegation of sikhs in the city of jalalabad as they prepared to meet the afghan president. the so—called islamic state claimed responsibility. narender singh was among the lucky ones who reached hospital. 19 people were killed, the entire community leadership effect heavily wiped out. among the dead was awtar singh. he was the sikhs representative through decades of war. he was arinder singh‘s father. but despite what happened to his father, arinder singh 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. families of ten chairing two rooms. for many, staying means living in fear an

and the bride is the niece of mp narender singh. d to be in such a party, seeing afghan boys and girls, men and women dancing under the same roof here in kabul. the teacher, arinder singh, is conducting the ceremony. for today's guests, the wedding is about the joining together of two families. it is a sign of hope for the future of this community here in afghanistan. but arender singh is not so upbeat. days later, there is bad news. the body of charan singh‘s missing brother has been found. he has been murdered and badly tortured. two people have been detained by police. but that's little consolation. the sikh community yearns for peace and stability. but in the face of tragedy it becomes harder to stay and easier to decide to leave afghanistan forever. hello. the weather over the last couple of days has been dictated by a deep area of low pressure that has brought some notable rainfall in places. after lingering for around 48 hours, its goods out of the way across the north sea toward scandinavia and behind it we will see the isoba