Afghan Paralympians Evacuated to Japan Granted Australian Humanitarian Visas

Afghanistan’s flag was paraded at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. AAP Image/OIS/IOC/Joel Marklund

Two Afghan Paralympians, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, will be resettled in Australia after arriving in Tokyo on Saturday for the 2020 Paralympics.

Former Socceroo and human rights activist Craig Foster confirmed to the Nine Network on Aug. 29 that Australia had granted humanitarian visas to these two athletes.