Afghan U-19 player reportedly seeking asylum in UK

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A member of the Afghanistan U-19 cricket team, which competed in the U-19 ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, and their board members have reportedly "fled" to London and are "seeking asylum" there.

A report in pashtovoa.com has said that it has confirmed news from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that a member of the U-19 team and three board members "have fled to the British capital, London, seeking asylum."

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