‘Dishonourable’: report says Afghans left behind ‘at high risk of brutal reprisals’ due to links with Australia
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#5V8C2)
Senate inquiry finds August evacuation heroic' but delay in getting people out earlier meant some local staff reportedly injured or killed by the Taliban'
Former Afghan interpreters and other colleagues left behind by the Australian government after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan now face a high risk of brutal reprisals, a Senate inquiry has found.
A damning new consensus report said Australia had asked Afghan nationals to stand in harm's way with Australian personnel" but had left them standing in harm's way".
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