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Ali, (not his real name), had been waiting years to leave Afghanistan and come to Australia.
Seven years ago, he applied for a humanitarian visa after working with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Ali and his young family are now stuck in Iran, hoping the Australian government can help them out of the war zone, as bombings continue.

Ali was employed as a laborer for the ADF in Uruzgan, a province in southern Afghanistan, from 2009 to 2011. Following this, he served as an interpreter for the Army in Tarin Kowt during 2012 and 2013.

In March 2025, he travelled to Iran and was granted a Special Humanitarian Visa (Subclass 201) in mid-May.
He told SBS Pashto that when he and his family members received the visas, everyone was overjoyed.
“When my wife and I, along with our two children, came to Iran from Afghanistan, we felt safe. Unfortunately, a war also started here in Iran and we are very worried,” he said.

Ali said he and his wife are very worried about their two children.

“We are all very frightened as the war is spreading this way. We hear the sounds of gunfire and explosions.”
Airspaces have been closed in Israel and Iran, as well as neighbouring Iraq.
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport has been closed until further notice.
Wong acknowledged that for “families of people who are in the region, this is a distressing time”.
“The people here at the crisis centre are working on a range of plans, including a plan for assistive departures when air space is open and when it is safe to do so.”

Ali says he believes the lives of his family would be at risk if they returned to Afghanistan.

“Our hope and wish from the Australian government is that as soon as possible, they arrange a flight for us and transfer us from Iran to Australia, we would be very happy,” he said.
“If we were to go back to Afghanistan now, our lives would be 100 per cent at risk and we cannot return to Afghanistan.”
— With reporting from SBS Pashto.

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