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05-03-2016, 01:37 PM
5-year-old Messi fan forced to flee Afghanistan after threats
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The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from his soccer hero Lionel Messi was forced to leave Afghanistan amid constant telephone threats, the boy's father said Tuesday.
SEE ALSO: Young Afghan soccer fan is sent a signed Messi jersey to replace his plastic bag one (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/afghan-boy-messi-jersey/)
Mohammad Arif Ahmadi — whose son grabbed headlines when he was photographed wearing a homemade Argentina shirt with **. 10 on the back — said they have moved to neighboring Pakistan and settled in the city of Quetta, hoping for a better life there.
"Life became a misery for us," said Ahmadi, speaking to The Associated Press over the telephone from Quetta. He added that the family didn't want to leave Afghanistan, but the threats were just getting more and more serious. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/afghan-boy-football-messi/)
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The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed shirts from his soccer hero Lionel Messi was forced to leave Afghanistan amid constant telephone threats, the boy's father said Tuesday.
SEE ALSO: Young Afghan soccer fan is sent a signed Messi jersey to replace his plastic bag one (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/afghan-boy-messi-jersey/)
Mohammad Arif Ahmadi — whose son grabbed headlines when he was photographed wearing a homemade Argentina shirt with **. 10 on the back — said they have moved to neighboring Pakistan and settled in the city of Quetta, hoping for a better life there.
"Life became a misery for us," said Ahmadi, speaking to The Associated Press over the telephone from Quetta. He added that the family didn't want to leave Afghanistan, but the threats were just getting more and more serious. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/afghan-boy-football-messi/)
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