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Calgary airport hosts tearful reunion for Afghan refugees: ‘My family is free’

At the international arrivals gate at Calgary International Airport, Ahmadullah Yaqoobi paced back and forth Friday morning, carrying three bouquets of flowers.

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“For one daughter, another… and this is for my wife,” he beamed.

He hasn’t seen his family since his sudden departure from Afghanistan about three years ago.

As a government worker, he was one of over 40,000 refugees fleeing violence under the Taliban takeover in 2021. His youngest daughter was only ten days old.

“(They)…


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