Abdul Wahid Hashimi, an Afghan journalist who runs a group called Media Watch, said it would also affect public safety.

哈什米（Abdul Wahid Hashimi）是一名记者，并运营一个叫做媒体观察（Media Watch）的组织。 他表示此举还会妨碍公共安全。

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"This is one of the best things that has happened to me, " Mr Hashimi said.

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"This country's given me so much and I'd love to give it back to them, " Mr Hashimi said.

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And Al-Maliki has demanded that Kurdish lawmakers hand over al-Hashimi, who refuses to return to Baghdad from northern Iraq.

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