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BIZARRE: Trump refugee embargo cancels hope for afghan migrants - What They Never Told You

Trump's executive order has blocked around 10,000 Afghans approved for entry (Credit: AFP)

After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions.

She sold her belongings as she awaited a flight out of Pakistan, where she has been embroiled in a three-year process applying for a refugee scheme Trump froze in one of his first acts back in office.

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