More than 200,000 Afghans have sought humanitarian protection in Australia and almost half are still waiting for their applications to be considered.
Former Afghan interpreters who worked with the Australian military say their family members are still stuck in the region and at risk, almost one year after the Taliban seized control of the country.An interpreter says they regret working with the Australian government because of the impact it has had on their family
"We now regret why we have even worked for the Australian government because the impact of that is [inflicted] on our family members," said the former interpreter, who the ABC has not named to protect his family. More than 6,000 Afghans have been granted humanitarian visas since the Taliban retook control, with priority given to locally engaged staff, women and ethnic minorities.Fears for life of former embassy guard
"The wife of one of our people died recently after moving from safe house to safe house and being hunted," Mr Kolomeitz said The ABC contacted Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to discuss these reports, but did not receive a response.that a taskforce has been established to focus on the resettlement of Afghan nationals.
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