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    Monday, October 31, 2016

    Desperate for better future: An Afghan refugee claims to be 17 but dating site prove he is 22

    Haris Stanikzai
    Haris Stanikzai has been accused of faking his age after declaring he was an underage in order to get into UK but relative said he will go for a dental test to prove he is underage.

    According to reports the refugee was among the first migrants to arrive in London from the Calais Jungle in France on October 17.

    When he (Harris Stanikzai) arrived in the UK declared for an asylum and registered his birth date as being born on January 1, 1999 with the Home Office and judging from the birth-date, Harris is 17-year-old.

    Recent development proved Harris wrong that he eventually faked his age in order to get to UK as an account was found on social media/dating site were he registered with his age being 22-year-old.
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    Does he look 17?
    It was also discovered that Haris have an account in LinkedIn site which sates he was a student of Jahan University in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan were he studied accounting and finance for three years.

    The 37-year-old old uncle Jan Ghazi, said the cousin is 17 that for him to prove it, a dental test should be carried out on him and adding that the dating site was created for him by his brother Hamid and used the Haris's picture because he is more handsome.

    He added: "He (Hamid) put in his brother’s picture to impress women because in the family he is the only one who looks nice.

    "This is not unusual in Afghanistan.

    "The name might have been a mistake. It might have been a joke."

    Mr Ghazi further said the reason of his cousin looking older might be the hardship he endured during growing up in Afghanistan.

    "A child in Afghanistan has grown up in the war, they have spent their lives scared of bombs, their families have died.

    "Haris's siblings have all died. He's been through a lot of problems, he's been walking in the mountains and in the jungle.

    "When you look at him, he will look older because he has been through a lot of trauma." Mr Ghazi, the uncle added.

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