This 11-year-old Sikh girl from Afghanistan misses her friends back in Jalalabad. Her family migrated to India recently in search of a better future.
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00:00You were coming from there, what did your friend say to you?
00:02Did she cry?
00:03Yes, she cried.
00:04Did you cry too?
00:05Yes.
00:14How old were you?
00:15I was Muslim.
00:16She was about my age, 11 years old.
00:2011 years old?
00:21Yes.
00:22She had a sister, then I got married.
00:24Did your friend go to Punjab or not?
00:27We were in the same house.
00:30There were four rooms, one for her and one for me.
00:34So you were living with a Muslim family?
00:36Yes.
00:41You were coming from there, what did your friend say to you?
00:45Did she cry?
00:46Yes, she cried.
00:47Did you meet her?
00:48Yes, I met her.
00:49What did she say?
00:50Nothing.
00:52Did she cry?
00:53Yes, she cried.
00:54Did you cry too?
00:55Yes.
00:56She cried.
00:57Did she say anything?
00:59No.
01:04Did you ever face any problems there?
01:07Did anyone stop you when you were going out?
01:12Did anyone say anything to you?
01:14No, nothing like that happened.
01:16We didn't have to go out, we just sat at home.
01:19We didn't even go to school.
01:22We were just at home.
01:24How long have you been at home?
01:26It's been a year.
01:27I like studying.
01:29I want to become a doctor.
01:34I want to become a doctor and help people.
01:46I didn't study.
01:48How long didn't you study?
01:50I was at home.
01:56I didn't study.
01:59How long didn't you study?
02:02I was at home.
02:05How long didn't you study?
02:08I was at home.
02:11How long didn't you study?
02:14I was at home.
02:17How long didn't you study?
02:20I was at home.
02:23How long didn't you study?
02:26How long didn't you study?
02:29I used to do rituals.
02:32I used to study.
02:35I used to write.
02:38Did you ever go out?
02:41No, I didn't go out.
02:44You didn't go out?
02:45No, I was at home.
02:47You had to stay at home?
02:48Yes.
02:56What are you doing?
02:59The situation is bad.