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Afghanistan’s ambassador calls for delay of asylum seeker’s deportation Afghanistan’s ambassador calls for delay of asylum seeker’s deportation
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Nasir Andisha has criticised the commonwealth's approach to a 65-year-old man who arrived by boat in 2011.Nasir Andisha has criticised the commonwealth's approach to a 65-year-old man who arrived by boat in 2011.
If If unsuccessful, the asylum seeker will be put on a plane to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday night, the Refugee Action Coalition claims.
unsuccessful, the asylum seeker will be put on a plane to Kabul, "Reviewing the situation, particularly for the Hazaras in Quetta and some parts of Afghanistan, I think this case should have been given more time and reviewed properly," Andisha said.
Afghanistan, on Tuesday night, the Refugee Action Coalition claims. "As a person, as a human being, not only an ambassador, that worries me if somebody from my own family has been in this situation, or any human being, that makes you very concerned," Andisha said.
"Reviewing "It's common sense that if somebody is as old as 65, doesn't have a support network, doesn't have anywhere to go, you are leaving someone stranded in an airport," he said.
the situation, particularly for the Hazaras in Quetta and some parts of
Afghanistan, I think this case should have been given more time and
reviewed properly," Andisha said.
"As
a person, as a human being, not only an ambassador, that worries me if
somebody from my own family has been in this situation, or any human
being, that makes you very concerned," Andisha said.
"It's
common sense that if somebody is as old as 65, doesn't have a support
network, doesn't have anywhere to go, you are leaving someone stranded
in an airport," he said.
He said the Afghan embassy was only approached about the case late last week.He said the Afghan embassy was only approached about the case late last week.
The The Refugee Review Tribunal dealt with the Hazara man's case in 2012 and found it would not be safe for him to live in his home province but he could live in Kabul.
Refugee Review Tribunal dealt with the Hazara man's case in 2012 and
found it would not be safe for him to live in his home province but he
could live in Kabul.
The Department of Immigration has been approached for comment.The Department of Immigration has been approached for comment.