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Published more: 2016-03-07 14:59 | SR - SVERIGES RADIO

Afghan interpreters granted asylum

Swedish troops served in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led force there. Arkivbild: Abdul Khaliq/AP/T

Lyssna: Interpreters had a "special link" to Sweden.

Three Afghan interpreters who worked with Swedish forces in Afghanistan have been granted asylum in Sweden. The Swedish Migration Agency had previously turned down the applications.

A migration court in Malmö, southern Sweden, has overturned the agency's original decision, ruling that the three interpreters had a "special link" to Sweden, Swedish Radio News reports, citing local daily Sydsvenskan.

A fourth interpreter was denied residency because it was unclear whether he had served with Swedish forces.

Swedish troops used locally...