Australians are begging the government to rescue their relatives from the Taliban as the processing of refugee applications grinds to a halt for thousands of at-risk Afghan asylum seekers.
The Gold Coast's Afghan community has compiled a list of hundreds of relatives they say are in limbo, waiting for humanitarian visa applications that were lodged in August 2021 to be processed.
His family are certain he was taken by the Taliban and cling to the hope that he has been imprisoned, not executed.For almost two years Mr Hashimi's brother, Saeed Mujahid, has tried in vain to secure humanitarian visas for his father-in-law Sayed* and his family. "In Afghanistan, they don't just come after you, they come after your family. That's how it works there."Mr Mujahid said many of the sponsors of visa applicants are highly-educated business owners with the means to house, employ and finance their relatives in Australia."We have exhausted every avenue trying to bring attention to these cases.Since the Taliban seized control 11,600 Afghans have been granted Australian refugee visas, but more than 177,000 have applied.
Priority is being given to "certified former locally engaged employees and their immediate family", but that definition is vague and disputed by many Afghans.
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