APNewsBreak: Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year high

KAY JOHNSON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit strategy as international troops prepare to withdraw. From January to November, more than 30,000 Afghans applied for political asylum worldwide, a 25 percent increase over