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Awaiting Asylum in the West, Afghan Youth Seek Refuge in Music

Summary by Udgtv
Islamabad, Pakistan Afghan sisters Shayma and Laylama should be in the United States, but the Trump administration left them in limbo. Hidden in a hostile Pakistan, they comfort themselves by singing Bob Dylan songs. When Shayma sings "The Times They Are a-Changin'", no one would say a 15-year-old girl is doing it. "In the kitchen, the sound is very good," Shayma told AFP with her sister and other bandmates. Indeed, Shayma should be testing the …
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Islamabad, Pakistan Afghan sisters Shayma and Laylama should be in the United States, but the Trump administration left them in limbo. Hidden in a hostile Pakistan, they comfort themselves by singing Bob Dylan songs. When Shayma sings "The Times They Are a-Changin'", no one would say a 15-year-old girl is doing it. "In the kitchen, the sound is very good," Shayma told AFP with her sister and other bandmates. Indeed, Shayma should be testing the …

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udgtv broke the news in on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
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