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US offers endangered Afghans refugee status

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: AAP

The United States has announced a program that will allow thousands more Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their affiliations with America to resettle as refugees.



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