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context: More than a year after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, the number of Afghans crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to seek U.S. asylum has soared. Hundreds are risking their lives each month to get there on a human smuggling route notorious for kidnapping, robbery and assault.
  In 2022, U.S. border agents apprehended 2,132 Afghans  – a close to 30-fold increase over the prior year – with nearly half arriving in November and December, data shows.
  Reuters spoke to a dozen Afghans who braved the journey. Read the full story for more.