Dozens of Afghan partners of Australians fear being left off evacuation flights
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from on (#5NGXC)
Calls for urgent help for Afghans waiting for visa applications to be processed as Australia prepares to ramp up Kabul evacuations
Dozens of Afghan nationals who are partners of Australians fear being left behind in Afghanistan, as they seek urgent help to secure seats on military-run evacuation flights from Taliban-controlled Kabul.
After an extra 40 Australian Defence Force personnel were dropped into Kabul airport to help with security and logistics, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, said the Australian government would urgently" ramp up evacuation flights in the coming days because we are taking nothing for granted".
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