Beheaded after trying for asylum in Australia

By Cynthia Banham Diplomatic Editor
Updated November 8 2012 - 7:34pm, first published October 31 2008 - 1:26pm

AN AFGHAN asylum seeker rejected by Australia under the Howard government was tortured and beheaded by kidnappers less than four weeks ago in a province south of Kabul.

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