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An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces dies in ICE custody

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Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Saturday after immigration authorities detained him.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Afghan man who worked with US military dies after taken into ICE custody (opens MyNorthwest)

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    HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by

  2. CNN

    Afghan man who served alongside US forces dies after less than a day in ICE custody, family and advocates say (opens CNN)

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    An Afghan man who served alongside US special forces and fled his native country after its takeover by the Taliban died over the weekend shortly after being detained by immigration authorities, according to his family and an advocacy group.

  3. The New Republic

    Afghan Refugee Who Helped U.S. Military Dies in ICE Custody (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Mohammed Nazeer Paktiawal died after just 24 hours in ICE custody.

  4. CBS News

    Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces died in ICE custody less than a day after being arrested in North Texas.

  5. WMUR

    Afghan man who served alongside US forces dies after less than a day in ICE custody, family says (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    An Afghan man who served alongside U.S. special forces and fled Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban died shortly after being detained by ICE.

  6. NBC News

    Afghan asylum seeker dies after less than 24 hours in ICE custody (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    An Afghan immigrant who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan died less than 24 hours after being detained in Texas by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a U.S. advocacy group and a family friend said Sunday

  7. ABC 13 Houston

    Afghan who died in ICE custody worked with US forces in Afghanistan, advocacy group says (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Afghan man Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal is the 43rd person to die in ICE custody during the second Donald Trump administration, according to lawmakers.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after taken into ICE custody (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Saturday, a day after having been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

  9. Newsweek

    Afghan war veteran dies after one day in ICE custody (opens Newsweek)

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    Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died after spending one day in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Dallas.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Outrage as Afghan asylum seeker who fought alongside US dies in ICE custody (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Family, advocates call for full probe after Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal dies less than 24 hours after being detained.

  11. The Guardian

    Afghan asylum seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died on Saturday in Texas less than 24 hours after being detained

  12. NBC Chicago

    An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces dies in ICE custody (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Saturday after immigration authorities detained him.

  13. Truthout

    Afghanistan War Veteran Dies in ICE Custody One Day After Arrest (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal served alongside US troops. He died at 41 after ICE arrested him in front of his children.

  14. Military Times

    An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    A cause of death is still pending from the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office. But the man's family said he was not ill.

  15. CBS News

    Community concerned after Afghan father, former US military ally, dies in ICE custody in Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    North Texas community shaken after an Afghan immigrant dies in ICE custody just 24 hours after his arrest.

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