Parliamentary report highlights major flaws in Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan

The report has also called on the Australian government to match its coalition partners by committing to a"substantial intake" of Afghan refugees to meet the humanitarian need.DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee responsible includes five Liberal and four Labor senators as well as two Greens members and independent Senator Jacqui Lambie.The report raised fresh questions about whether more could have been done to help Afghans with ties to Australia, despite praising the efforts of those involved in rescue efforts.

It outlined the extent of the challenge facing government officials citing that in excess of 100,000 people from Afghanistan have now applied for a humanitarian visa. It recommended that the Australian government commission an independent review into the operation of the Afghanistan evacuation to ensure that departmental practices are improved in the future.

It detailed how in July, the Biden administration announced that it would begin flights out of Afghanistan during the last week of July for US visa holders.

Disgraceful how we abandoned our Afghanistan friends in their time of need

The Afghan war is not about Afghans being left behind. This is a nonsense narrative. The war was largely a lie from start to finish. In war countries do not ever bring back thousands of people who helped them. War is war the only solution ever is not to engage in the 1st place.

You needed a Parliamentary report to tell you this FFS 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Having worked there for three years, it was always going to end in tears.

SBS Ever thought that places like Afghanistan will never be able to break free from their cycle of oppressive governments if we keep letting those that could bring change flee the country. The answer is not to accept more refugees its to accept fewer

Many of those who have their visas on hand cannot fly due to having no passport/third country visa, evacuation flights need to be arranged for them.

revardin That 'shortsighted planning' seems to be a bit of a running theme in this country.

Thousands of engineers with qualifications under Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) and Skill Shortage List. Hon. AlexHawkeMP, please also extend/replace expired Visa 476 - Skilled - Recognized Graduate Visa for Engineers. 476Visa

DAMAGE CONTROL Australia is America's lackey. When America said 'get out now' Australia obeyed and left collaborators to await their fate. I predict we will have troops in Europe within 12-24 months...fighting Russia. Biden & Macron are diametrically opposed-cracks are emerging.

The major 'flaw' was following the US into an illegal invasion and occupation of Afghanistan to begin with. Western forces created an environment for the Taliban to thrive in and the innocent Afghani people now have to live in that hell hole.

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