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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:21 UTC © Twitter / StuartMcCarthy_ A former Australian army officer has set fire to his campaign medal after accusing the government of failing to provide refuge to Afghan civilian contractors as part of Canberras withdrawal from Afghanistan. Stuart McCarthy, whose 28-year military career included two tours of Afghanistan, announced on Monday that he would burn Australias "badge of shame" and then present the ashes to his representative in parliament. "The Morrison governme...

An Australian soldier in Afghanistan (file image) - AAP 1 of 1 5370537724001 A retired army major who served in Afghanistan has burnt his service medal in disgust, saying dozens of civilians who worked with Australian forces have already been slaughtered by the Taliban. Stuart McCarthy has accused the Morrison government of betraying the Anzac spirit of always looking after your mates. He posted a video on Twitter showing flames licking at the ribbons attached to his Afghanistan service medal....

This is an admission of the abject failure of Australias involvement in Afghanistan. The whole point was to make conditions safe for those who lived there. If conditions are now unsafe for the interpreters presumably many others left behind are now at risk. Add to that the death and injury toll of both locals and occupiers as well as the financial expense the whole exercise seems like a waste. My hunch is that western forces will go back there as the situation deteriorates. Will they need new i...

He cleared landmines for Australian troops. Now he’s stuck in Kabul © Provided by Crikey When 80 Afghans — people who helped the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families — arrived here on evacuation flights, it was meant to be a rare good news story amid the chaos of Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. But watching from Kabul, the news filled “Sameer” (name withheld for security reasons) with a sense of frustration and hopelessness. Like many of the evacuated, he wor...

Retired Australian officer estimates 1,000 Afghan allies and their families are in danger and need to be resettled in the coming weeks

The Morrison government’s decision to close its embassy in Afghanistan with little warning has sparked concern from America, not least because of the threat the Taliban poses to local staff.

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Share on Twitter The UK has announced it will relocate thousands more Afghans, mostly interpreters, who worked for the British military and the UK government. As international troops prepare to leave the country, the government says it expects to resettle more than 3,000 Afghans including their families amid fears for their safety. They will join 1,300 who have already been resettled in the UK. An Afghan interpreter working with Australian Defence Force personnel in 2009 in Sorkh Le...

There are growing calls from retired soldiers for Australia to do more to help several Afghan interpreters who worked for Australia and now fear for their lives, following the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan.

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