Members of an Afghan refugee advocacy service in Adelaide called on Australia to take in 20,000 refugees who were seeking protection as the Taliban further encroaches the region as the US exit continues.
The Australian government told ABC News it was considering increasing the number of Afghans into Australia as refugees, but sources suggested that it will not increase the cap of thirteen and a half thousand for humanitarian arrivals. Australia’s humanitarian intake was reduced by 5000 places in 2020 following the coronavirus pandemic.