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Afghans in Australia won’t be sent back while security situation remains dire, minister says
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The Australian government has sought to assure thousands of Afghan nationals on temporary visas that they will not be sent back to Afghanistan – but advocates say the moratorium doesn’t go far enough to allay their fears.
“No Afghan visa holder currently in Australia will be asked to return to Afghanistan while the security situation there remains dire,” the immigration minister, Alex Hawke, announced Tuesday.