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Australia yet to grant a single humanitarian visa for fleeing Afghans

A supplied image from Friday, August 27, 2021, shows Afghanistan evacuees and soldiers disembarking at a base.

A supplied image from Friday, August 27, 2021, shows Afghanistan evacuees and soldiers disembarking at a base. Source: AAP

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A parliamentary inquiry has heard that the Federal Government is yet to issue any of the initial 3,000 humanitarian visas for Afghans fleeing the Taliban.

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