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Case Dropped Against Afghan Christian
POLICHARKI, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan court has dismissed the case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity for lack of evidence, an official said Sunday.
The court, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, had been under intense international pressure to drop the case against Abdul Rahman, who faced a possible death sentence for his conversion.
Some Islamic clerics had called for his execution, saying Rahman would face danger from his countrymen if he were released….
