Last man out – the plumber who closed up Australia’s embassy in Kabul

‘Najaf’ was the last man to leave the Australian embassy in Kabul when it closed in late May this year.

As the building’s plumber and handyman, it was… Read Full Article

Minister’s phone call put Afghan family on flight to safety

A prominent Afghan journalist, now settled in Victoria after fleeing his homeland, has told how federal Minister Senator Linda Reynolds played a personal role in getting his… Read Full Article

First baby born to Afghan airlift refugees

An Afghan couple evacuated by air from Kabul in mid-August as the Taliban took control have had a baby born in Melbourne.

‘Shafiq’ and his wife ‘Amira’ welcomed… Read Full Article

Victorians step up to support Afghan refugees

Victorian businesses, community groups and individuals have come out in droves to support newly arrived Afghan refugees who were evacuated from Kabul last month with offers clothing,… Read Full Article

Afghan family’s incredible journey celebrated in emotional reunion

Afghani women ‘Amina’* is an unlikely superhero.

The diminutive, bespectacled Hazara woman brought her three children out of Afghanistan and to safety in Australia despite not having complete… Read Full Article

‘The game of their lives’ – how the Afghan women’s soccer team lived to play again

The Afghan women’s soccer team should currently be competing in Asian Cup qualifiers taking on other national teams from Central Asia and the Middle East.

Instead, they have… Read Full Article