Nearly 200 Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. government during the haphazard military pullout are languishing in federal custody.

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These Children Fled Afghanistan Without Their Families. They’re Stuck in U.S. Custody. <[link removed]> Nearly 200 Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. government during the haphazard military pullout are languishing in federal custody. by Melissa Sanchez and Anna Clark

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