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European Union drafts plans to return 80,000 Afghan asylum seekers and refugees
Struggling to cope with the influx of Syrians, the European Union has drafted confidential plans to send 80,000 Afghan asylum seekers and refugees back to the war-torn country.
Afghanistan’s Government opposes the plan, saying it cannot guarantee their safety and does not have the resources to resettle them…