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Afghanistan's Shia lose hope the election will bring change

Afghanistan's Shia lose hope the election will bring change

Afghanistan's Shia minority has significant sway in politics, holding 20 percent of seats in parliament but this has not given them any confidence in Sunday's election.

A series of ISIL attacks targeting them has left them disenchanted with the government.

 

Al Jazeera's Charlotte Bellis reports from a Shia neighbourhood in Kabul.

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