Saturday, January 21, 2012

APNewsBreak: Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year high (AP)

 

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo an Afghan immigrant holds a baby, as other Afghan immigrants, including several men on a hunger strike, protest to demand the government grant them refugee status, in central Athens. More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad last year than any since the start of the war 10 years ago, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit strategy amid worry as international troops prepare to withdraw. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis, File)AP - More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit strategy as international troops prepare to withdraw.

APNewsBreak: Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year high (AP)
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:51:38 GMT

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