More Australians rescued from Afghanistan

By Matt Coughlan
Updated August 19 2021 - 4:35pm, first published 4:33pm
Australia has defended offering just 3000 humanitarian places to Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
Australia has defended offering just 3000 humanitarian places to Afghans fleeing the Taliban.

More Australians and Afghan visa-holders have been extracted from Taliban-controlled Kabul as a dangerous rescue operation continues.

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