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Increase Australia's Afghan refugee intake: humanitarian groups

A supplied image of The first Australian Defence Force evacuation flight from Kabul with 26 persons on board.

A supplied image of The first Australian Defence Force evacuation flight from Kabul with 26 persons on board. August 18, 2021. Source: AAP

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A parliamentary inquiry has heard orphans and widows whose families worked with Australia, remain in hiding in Afghanistan waiting for visas.

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