PANOSCOPE ARCHIVES
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010

India is home to thousands of Afghan refugees taking shelter in India. They had been fleeing their country since the late seventies following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. More Afghans fled their country after the Taliban regime was established in the nineties fearing for their lives and more escaped to India after the war on terrorism. Most of these refugees are of Hindu and Sikh origin and many continue to struggle to survive in India. A large number of these Afghan refugees are appealing for Indian citizenship with the hope of living a better life. Our reporter Sibi Arasu met the refugees in New Delhi to cover the story (15:00)
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