CANBERRA-Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday that after the Taliban seized control of the country, Australia is preparing an evacuation plan and Australia will not be able to help all Afghans who cooperate with its military.
Australia said on Monday that it will send 250 military personnel to Kabul to evacuate its citizens and Afghans who have obtained visas after cooperating with Australia. The specific number is unknown.
The U.S. forces controlling the Kabul airport resumed their evacuation flights on Tuesday, the second day they fell into chaos there, as desperate Afghans tried to flee.
Morrison told reporters in Canberra: “We will continue to do our best for those who stand with us, just as we do today.”
He says:
But I want to talk openly with the veterans. Despite our best efforts, I know that the support will not be as good as it should be.
Australia is part of the NATO-led international force that fights the Taliban and trains Afghan security forces.
More than 39,000 Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan and 41 of them were killed there.
After former military personnel called for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan within weeks to put Afghans working with Australia at risk, Morrison’s admission would provoke criticism of his government.
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