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January 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Last updated at 12:53 AM on 23rd January 2012
More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war.
From January to November, more than 30,000 Afghans applied for political asylum worldwide, a 25 percent increase over the same period the previous year and more than triple the level of just four years ago, according to the U.N.
The figures highlight worries among Afghans about what may happen after 2014, when American and other NATO troops turn security over to the Afghan army and police.
Increase: More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war
The true numbers of people leaving is likely even higher – since those who are successfully smuggled abroad often melt into an underground economy.
‘I don’t think anything will improve in three or five years, so it’s better to leave now,’ said Ahmad, who expects to leave for Iran within a few weeks.
He asked to be identified only by his first name for fear of being arrested.
Ahmad’s family fled to Iran during the Taliban’s late 1990s rule and returned full of hope after the regime fell. But now, he sees no future in his homeland.
‘If foreign troops leave, the situation will only get worse, not better,’ he said.
Displacement: Some Afghans fear that once most foreign troops leave, the Taliban will take over more territory and civil war could erupt along ethnic lines, as it did in the 1990s
After the 2001 U.S.-led military intervention that toppled the Taliban, some 5.7 million Afghan refugees returned. The vast majority of those came back in the first five years.
The numbers have since dwindled, with about 60,000 refugees returning last year, about half the number as the previous year.
As the pace of returns slowed, the number of Afghans seeking asylum abroad rebounded. In 2011, 30,407 sought asylum through November, the latest available figures.
Driving both trends is not only economic ambition but deep uncertainties about the country’s future, says Abdul Samad Hami, deputy minister of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
‘Who knows what happens when foreign troops leave Afghanistan? Is it going to get better or worse? Who knows what happens with the foreign aid to Afghanistan – going down or increasing?’ he said.
Some Afghans fear that once most foreign troops leave, the Taliban will take over more territory and civil war could erupt along ethnic lines, as it did in the 1990s. Others worry the Afghan economy will collapse if foreign aid dries up.
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Just look at that second picture!! They’re living in the 1st century! No wonder they all try to get here, and we are mug enough to let them! Shut off the border, and let them stay in France, or wherever they landed in the EU. We are not responsible for economic migrants!! Let the poppy-field owners subsidise them.
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‘…Afghan exodus sees 30,000 quit homeland for asylum abroad…’
I think it would be a good idea to recall the Benefits Agency staff who are out there, and get them to stop telling people how good life is in the UK!!!!
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In 1939 my father and his brothers might have thought of pushing off to somewhere safe like Brazil, but instead they stayed and joined the Forces. Its called patriotism. These pathetic cowards expect someone else to do their fighting.
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We neither need, want or can afford any more of these people. Our country is full. They must go to Pakistan,India or Iran they are closest to them, or try Saudi Arabia, they certainly have the money and the room. We don’t.
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Doubtless the Asylum Britain (Asylum as in madhouse!) is the number one destination due to our daft benefits system, which favours scroungers, those not having paid into the system and is run by mindless tree hugging idiots at government and council level.
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This situation, which will surely see most of these Afghans ending up in Britain, must spell the end of ‘generous with our money’ Dave! He’s inviting voters to vote for the UKIP or even the BNP. Maybe that’s plan!
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If 5.7 million returned after the Taliban were removed from power, it’s obvious the people don’t want the Taliban. But this exodus also proves the people have no confidence in their elected leader and fear for their future.
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My brother’s Afgan neighbours just had their 5th child. They came in UK 3 year ago with 2 children. Needless to say…no English, no jobs, but a cushy life.
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They are simply economic migrants, not asylum seekers, if they were asylum seekirs they would seek asylum in the first safe country they reach, instead they travel half way round the world looking for countries that will give them handouts.
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Title should read ‘30,000 seeking Asylum in England’
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