narinder singh is the sikh community's only member of the afghan parliament.er armed guard around the clock. inside the gurdwara or temple compound is a shrine to those sikhs who were killed in a devastating suicide attack last year. it was a tragedy that rocked the entire community. suicide bombers had targeted an entire delegation of sikhs in the city of jalalabad as they prepared to meet the afghan president. the so—called islamic state claimed responsibility. narinder was among the lucky ones who reached hospital. 19 people were killed, the entire community leadership effectively wiped out. among the dead was awtar singh. he was the 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 th

the teacher, narinder seeing is conducting the ceremony.ut the joining together of two families. it isa sign joining together of two families. it is a sign of hope for the future of this community here in afghanistan. but he is not so upbeat. days later, there is bad news. the body of his missing brother has been found. he has been tortured. two people have been detained by police. but that is little consolation. the sikh community owns for peace and stability. but in the face of tragedy it becomes harder to stay and easier to decide to leave afghanistan forever. hello there. the atmosphere on friday was in an extremely lively mood. a lot of rain for some of us, thunder and lightning, and even reports of one or two funnel clouds. these pictures came from somerset. this certainly looks like a funnel cloud. a funnel cloud is very similar to a tornado, itjust doesn't touch the ground. this is the radar picture from friday evening. showers and thunderstorms developed across the west country, south—east wales, drifted up into the midlands. still