RAAF plane flies into Pakistan to rescue stranded Afghans

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Breaking: A Royal Australian Air Force plane has rescued almost 100 Afghans from Pakistan who were then taken to quarantine in Darwin before being resettled in Australia | rharris334

A Royal Australian Air Force plane has rescued almost 100 Afghans from Pakistan who will be resettled in Australia after they complete quarantine in Darwin.

A RAAF flight picked up just over 90 Afghans in Islamabad on Tuesday about 5pm local time and took them to Australia’s military base in Dubai. They were then flown on a Qantas flight to Darwin where they have entered their 14-day quarantine period. “Australia has different meaning for me – the meaning that my family will enjoy a war-free and peaceful environment,” the man said.

The Qantas flight out of Dubai is the last scheduled evacuation out of the military base, but there could be flights to Pakistan if needed, government sources toldIn nine days and without an embassy on the ground, Australia managed to evacuate more than 4100 people following the fall of Kabul, ending its rescue operations hours beforeWith Kabul’s airport still closed and the allied evacuation effort over, it is impossible for Afghans to fly out of their own country, forcing many to flee to...

 

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rharris334 If the RAAF can rescue 1000 people from Pakistan, why can't the RAAF planes be used to RESCUE Australians stranded abroad?

rharris334 The US abandoned Afghanistan after 20 years of brutal and barbaric occupation. The Taliban came back with little resistance because of US betrayal of Afghan people.

rharris334 saving collaborators, traitors who were betraying their country for 20 years in A ILLEGAL WAR!

rharris334 Darwin isn’t in Australia?

rharris334 What? How did that happen? Does Dutts know? Oh, hang on, all good - they didn't come here by boat. At this rate we'll reach Morrison's 3000 cap for 2021 by, um, Christmas?

rharris334 Hurrah!

rharris334 Next stop, SW Sydney.

rharris334 I presume ScottMorrisonMP was the pilot?

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