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6-member Afghan family freed from detention in Houston

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Six members of an Afghan family have been released after being detained and threatened with deportation at the Houston airport, a media report said on Sunday.  .

Mohasif Motawakil, 48, his wife and five children had arrived in the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), according to a Texas-based digital newspaper.

Motakawil worked with the US military from 2012 to 2013, then with American contractors in the region. The visa he travelled on is reserved for those who have worked for the . . .

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