Reports of visa applicant's death in Afghanistan 'devastating': Immigration Minister

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Immigration Minister Minister Andrew Giles Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

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Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says enormous resources are being allocated to processing visa applications from the hundreds of thousands of Afghans trying to flee the Taliban.

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