“This exemplifies a clusterf*ck of Shakespearean proportions on the part of the #auspol govt. We’ve got the wrong people in the wrong places making the wrong decisions.”
He cleared landmines for Australian troops. Now he’s stuck in Kabul crikey.com.au/2021/07/01/he-… via @crikey_news
He cleared landmines for Australian troops. Now he’s stuck in Kabul crikey.com.au/2021/07/01/he-… via @crikey_news
There are countless examples of people like Sameer, who have waited years to hear about their visa applications. There’s the bureaucratic triangulation between various Canberra-based departments that delays things and puts lives in the hands of distant decision-makers.
Then there’s the incredibly precarious security situation in Afghanistan. Getting a visa involves a medical and police check. There are fears the police are being infiltrated with Taliban sympathisers. People like Sameer struggle to travel for fear of being surveiled.
McCarthy maintains it’s not too late for Australia to greenlight a full-scale, non-combatant evacuation operation, run between the ADF and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which would allow immediate security and medical checks to be conducted quickly on the ground.
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