Left behind by Australia, Afghan interpreter finds refuge in the UK

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After being rejected by Australia, a former ADF interpreter finds refuge in the UK after spending days at Kabul airport with his family, trying to escape the Taliban regime - via DatelineSBS

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His family finally made it inside the airport after walking around the perimeter for an hour and crossing through sewage on to the tarmac. They were met by military personnel and escorted inside the terminal. “When we were in the airport … I saw one of the Australian officers standing in the front,” said Tim.

Before he left he was hiding in Kabul, moving neighbourhoods regularly and waiting for news on his visa application. “We've seen applications taking six and seven years to be processed, and individuals and their families who have been deemed at risk of persecution, remaining in Afghanistan for six or seven years.”He founded Forsaken Fighters, an organisation to help Afghan contractors navigate the complex Locally Engaged Employee visa process.

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DatelineSBS Shame on Morrison and co.

DatelineSBS That says a lot about how we treat people who risked their lives to help. I'm disgusted and the government should be ashamed of themselves 😡

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