In this representation provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force airmen usher evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III astatine Hamid Karzai International Airport successful Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia says it has helped evacuate 955 radical successful 5 flights from Kabul’s airdrome overnight arsenic the information successful Afghanistan increased.

Defense Minister Peter Dutton connected Wednesday thanked U.S., British and New Zealand defence forces for their assistance successful evacuating 2,650 radical including Afghan nationals from the airdrome since Wednesday past week.

Tuesday was Australia’s astir palmy time successful evacuating radical including Afghans who had worked for the Australian government.

“There is much enactment to beryllium done but, of course, we cognize the information threats connected the crushed proceed to increase,” Dutton told Parliament.

The authorities would instrumentality the proposal of the Australian Defense Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell “as to however agelong it is imaginable for america to enactment successful state to support our ain radical harmless and assistance those that person helped us,” Dutton added.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined to remark connected reports that up to 1,200 Afghans with Australian visas had been turned distant from the airport.

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Dutton said Australia has resettled 8,500 Afghans who helped Australia successful the past 5 years.

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

SEOUL, South Korea __ Seoul says astir 380 radical evacuated from Afghanistan volition get successful South Korea aboard subject planes connected Thursday.

Choi Jongmoon, 2nd vice overseas minister, told a briefing Wednesday that the Afghans are those who had worked for South Korea-run facilities successful Afghanistan including its embassy oregon their household members.

Choi says the authorities has decided to bring them to South Korea successful information of “an ethical work for our (Afghan) colleagues” and a work arsenic a subordinate of the planetary community.

He says the Afghans volition beryllium sent to a government-run impermanent accommodation installation upon their accomplishment successful South Korea connected Thursday.

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