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WASHINGTON: Paki­stan has ruled out refugee status for Afghan asylum-seekers but is facilitating their stay and onward journeys to destinations in the West, the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting service reported on Saturday. Another VOA report said that the United States was giving Ukraine 16 Mi-17 helicopters that were meant for Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said that since the Taliban takeover, more than 100,000 urban Afghans have …

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