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US Shuts Down Afghan Student Exchange Program

Last year, half fled program for Canada

By Tim Karan,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2011 3:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – The State Department has suspended its student exchange program with Afghanistan as more participants started abandoning the program and fleeing to Canada instead of returning home. The Youth Exchange and Study program has brought hundreds of Afghan students to the US since 2004, but the...   Read full story »

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