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Afghan family of 5 held in Los Angeles released

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Detained at the Los Angeles airport for four days, a five-member Afghan family has been freed and allowed to travel to Washington, American media reported on Tuesday.

Issued with special immigrant visas, the family had been given approval to move to the United States. But the five people were detained after landing at the airport.

Border patrol personnel stopped the Afghans on Thursday when they arrived at the airport. The family’s head has worked for the American government in Afghanistan for a decade . . .

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