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Afghan soldier who was arrested at US-Mexico border after fleeing Taliban is granted asylum

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HOUSTON — An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowin

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    HOUSTON — An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowin

  2. Washington Times

    Afghan soldier who was arrested at U.S.-Mexico border after fleeing Taliban is granted asylum (opens Washington Times)

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    An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States, his brother said Wednesday.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

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    An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States, his brother said Wednesday.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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    HOUSTON >> An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States, his brother said Wednesday.

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