Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Afghanistan #2

The asylum officer asked:
who are  you afraid of?   anyone else?
When did  your uncle first hurt you?
The Department of State report says, "women can live with any male relative." Is this true?
What harm did you suffer in 2009? 2010?   please tell me your problems chronologically
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You say he hit you? how did he hit you?  Please demonstrate! please stand up and move your arm as he did [what did Perry Mason do in "A Place in the Sun"?}  [he stood up, and smashed the oar down, with a loud noise]
Are there different kinds of harm? YES.   physcial, mental, economic.
"When was the first time he hurt you"? is a broad question?   do you mean when was the first time he hurt you physically?
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How often did he hurt you?  he hurt  you continuously?  How often did he physically hurt you?
What was the worst time he hurt you?
When was it, that he hurt you the worst?   You can be hurt at least 3 different ways: physically, mentally, and emotionally?  So, your answer should have three parts to it?
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If the officer asks the same question three times, what does that mean?
if the officer asks the same question twice, and then sighs, what does that mean?
-he "never" let you depart from the house?  or do you mean, "most of the time," he prevented me?
-why did you finally decide to depart from your country? why not depart earlier? why not sooner?
How did you pay for your airplane? how much money did your sister give you?
What would happen if you return to your country?
You had problems in your capital city?OK, so why not go live in another city?
-why do the witness statements all look the same? who wrote them?
why not go to the police with your problems?
did you have any contact with the Taliban? did you give them "material support" even if under duress?
Is there anything else? isn't there something I did not ask you about?

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