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Update:
22-08-2021. Over the years, the US supplied Afghanistan with lots of military hardware, including “Blackhawk helicopters, scout attack helicopters, and ScanEagle military drones, light attack aircraft, and military transport planes”. Now that the Taliban is in charge the fear -- understandably -- is that the Taliban might turn those weapons against their makers.
That concern may be overblown, explains Tracey Shelton, because “the fact that our equipment breaks down so often is a life-saver here”.
The best sales pitch ever.
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The Australian Government could not be any more inept if they tried:
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That’s the letter a group of Afghan asylum seekers, former security staff at the Australian Embassy in Kabul, received from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The author suggests the letter was sent on behalf of the Minister, Marise Payne, and with her knowledge.
After informing the recipients that they are not eligible for certification under visa policy, the letter explains that the Australian Government has allocated 3,000 places for Afghan nationals, among them those who “have links to Australia”.
It politely suggests the recipient to investigate their options fully or contact a migration agent.
More sensitive readers may not appreciate its darkness, but as a cruel joke, it’s genius. No wonder the Taliban won.
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