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The first Australians and Afghan visa holders have been rescued from Kabul

PM Scott Morrison and Foreign Affairs minister Marise Payne address the media (
PM Scott Morrison and Foreign Affairs minister Marise Payne address the media ( Source: SBS

26 people able to board an RAAF plane, among them Australian citizens, Afghan Nationals with visas and an official working for an international agency.


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By Anna Henderson, Arianna Lucente

Source: SBS



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26 people able to board an RAAF plane, among them Australian citizens, Afghan Nationals with visas and an official working for an international agency.



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