The 15 August, 2022 was the one year anniversary of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in Afghanistan. We marked the occasion with renewed calls for more support for the Afghan community in Australia and those facing violence and persecution in Afghanistan.
More than 211,000 people have applied for protection in Australia and less than ten thousand visas have been granted in the past year. While the processing is achingly slow, families are separated, people are in extreme danger and women, girls and the Hazara community are being constantly targeted.

You can support the Afghan community by writing to your local Federal MP and the Minister for Immigration, Andrew Giles. Bringing families together must be a priority, as well as providing permanent visas for people currently living in limbo on temporary visas.
Please help us show MPs that the Australian people have not forgotten Afghanistan.
Follow Action for Afghanistan on social media to hear directly from Afghan people living in Australia and leading the campaign.
This week, August 25, also marked five years since the Myanmar military launched a brutal attack on the Rohingya Muslim people. We stand in solidarity with the nearly 1 million people who are still seeking safety and stability in neighbouring countries, and more than 1 million people who are internally displaced.
Warm regards,  

Frances Rush OAM
Chief Executive Officer