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On 31 March 2026, the Nantes Administrative Court of Appeal overturned a ruling concerning an Afghan officer who had been refused a visa.
On 31 March 2026, the Nantes Administrative Court of Appeal overturned a ruling concerning an Afghan officer who had been refused a visa. © Loïc Venance/AFP

Afghanistan, France, Pakistan
Afghan spy granted asylum visa after three-year battle with French authorities

French courts have delivered an asylum visa to an Afghan intelligence officer, who fled Kabul for Pakistan in 2021 before the Taliban took power, giving him the right to seek asylum in France. The decision comes nearly three years after his initial applications were rejected and he was forced to go into hiding in Afghanistan.
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