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Afghan refugees in Uzbekistan live in uncertainty, facing deportation

By DW
07 November 2021   |   12:09 pm
Rights groups say hundreds of Afghans fled to neighboring Uzbekistan to escape the Taliban. But, without official refugee status in the Central Asian country, they are vulnerable and could face deportation.

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