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Asylum request in US by first female Afghan fighter pilot causes stir

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Updated: 27/12/2016 - 16:34 GMT+1

Niloofar Rahmani was supposed to return to Kabul over the weekend after a much-publicised stint of 15 months' training with the US Air Force

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