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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Trump deports Afghan man whose brothers helped US military to Central African Republic

A general view shows part of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic - (Reuters)

Dozens of individuals were deported to the Central African Republic by the United States on Saturday, including an Afghan man whose brothers assisted the US military, according to his lawyer and a rights group.

The man, aged in his early twenties, had been granted legal protection from removal to Afghanistan by a US judge due to fears of persecution by the Taliban, his attorney Alma David said.

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