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Afghan boys in 'Oscar contender' refused visa for US premiere


It is already being billed as an Oscar contender – with good reason.

All three men are expected to attend the premiere of the £10million film at a theatre in west Hollywood next month, along with members of the cast and crew and a host of stars.

Yet on the night there will be two noticeable absentees. Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, the young Afghan stars of the film, will not be there.

Despite American protestations that they have brought liberty and normality to the streets of Kabul, the US government has turned down the boys' visa applications on the grounds that the film 'is not famous enough'.

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