Australians Honoured for Kabul Evacuations in Queens Birthday List

Australians Honoured for Kabul Evacuations in Queens Birthday List
Australian citizens and visa holders prepare to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, as Australian Army infantry personnel provide security and assist with cargo, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22, 2021. SGT Glen McCarthy/ Australia's Department of Defence/Handout via Reuters
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When Afghanistan’s capital city fell back under the control of the Taliban in 2021, Australian forces were among those called on to urgently evacuate its citizens and approve the departure of foreign nationals from the Kabul airport.

Airlifts needed to be coordinated in what was now a hostile territory, and bus convoys were required to reach stranded Australians.

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