Newly-released data has laid bare the number of Afghans still attempting to join their loved ones in Australia, some stuck under Taliban rule, with others waiting for more than a decade.
Around 7,000 Afghan nationals were awaiting on partner visas to join loved ones in Australia.Up to 1,000 partners or children of Australian citizens are stuck under Taliban rule, facing a choice between a dangerous trip across the border or remaining indefinitely separated from their loved ones.
Labor in February revoked a ministerial direction that put the partners of people who arrived by boat at the bottom of the processing queue. Those waiting a decade or more were most likely to have been subjected to that direction. Of the applicants, 4,197 were women or girls, 2,724 were men or boys, while the gender of four was not specified.
But SBS News revealed last month that the Australian government was accused of abandoning attempts to rescue many vulnerable visa applicants stuck in Afghanistan "It is extremely dangerous for women and children. It's extremely dangerous for ethnic minorities, like"Given that these applicants are partners of Australian citizens and permanent residents, it is absolutely incumbent on the Australian government to do everything they can."
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