The rape of a 15-year-old girl in the U.K. by two teenage Afghan asylum-seekers has sparked fury among American commentators.

Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, were given custodial sentences at Warwick crown court on Monday after a judge found they raped a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa, a town in central England, on 10 May.

Jahanzeb, who came to the UK in January this year, and Niazal, who arrived in November 2024, had both pleaded guilty to rape at an earlier hearing.

Writing on X, U.S. based commentators denounced the incident and called for stronger action on migration.

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There has been increased scrutiny on Afghan nationals in the U.S. after Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national was charged with murder, accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers

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