Nine Afghan asylum seekers ‘ran East Anglia grooming gang’

A gang of Afghan asylum seekers ran a grooming gang in Norwich, a court heard Jamil Khalili, Ahmadin Ahmadzai, Fazal Auryakhel, Qais Kaker, Mohammed Farooq Shinwary, Ali Ahamad, Sayed Wahid Davodzai and Bilal Shinwari, are all aged 20 or 21. They earlier denied 38 charges, including rape and facilitating human trafficking. The allegations concern two girls who were in their early to mid teens at the time. The 12 week trial had been due to begin at Norwich Crown Court…