Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The consequences, when a military leader comes in as different governments change and as the Taliban or ISIS take a role, are that each and every one persecutes religious minorities first. It's a matter of control, just like the professor mentioned in his earlier statements. The

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  To add to that, before the troops were leaving the Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan had to pay a jeziah tax, a special tax to the Taliban, in order to survive. When ISIS came in different parts of Afghanistan, they had to pay ISIS. The tax is utilized by these terrorist

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I can absolutely respond. At this point in time, it's essential that these people flee. At this point in time, there is no viable solution in Afghanistan for these religious minorities. They continue to be persecuted. The government is unstable at the moment, and as the tro

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, I'm happy to speak to the matter.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Carrying on from what Mr. Ibrahimi was saying, these aren't isolated incidents. From the Sikh community, we had a member who went from Helmand to Kabul, and before travelling to India, he was shot in a populated marketplace. These are targeted attacks on religious minorities. Alt

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  May I add? Like Mr. Singh mentioned, in India's situation, the population is extremely precarious. The local populations are well aware that the Afghans arriving are precarious, so these Afghans have been the target of consistent crime. Their houses have been broken into. Local a