Children rescued from war-torn have enjoyed a taste of freedom, playing cricket and kicking a football around with Australian soldiers in the wake of their escape.
Australia and have evacuated 4,000 people as part of rescue operations in the capital of Kabul, including 1,200 that were flown out on Wednesday night.
Heartwarming footage taken last weekend shows evacuees making the most of their newfound freedoms while playing games with members from the Australian Defence Force.
Afghanis were seen bowling to an Aussie soldier during a game of cricket while other children tested out their rugby skills with ADF personnel.
Heartwarming footage have captured Afghanistan evacuees playing cricket with Australian soldiers
One youngster is seen tossing around a football with a member from the Australian Defence Force
One little boy took on a soldier in a bean bag tossing game as other youngsters ran around with soccer balls.
It’s not known where in Australia the footage was taken.
The scenes are worlds away from the horror that is unfolding in Kabul in the wake of the Taliban’s return.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Thursday urged Australians in the country not to go to Kabul’s international airport amid fears of a potential terror attack.
‘There’s an ongoing and very high threat of a terrorist attack.
Do not travel to Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport,’ the advice on Smartraveller read.
Australia and New Zealand have evacuated around 4,000 people as part of rescue operations including 1,200 that were flown out from Kabul on Wednesday night
Evacuees are seen taking advantage of their newfound freedoms after being rescued by Australian troops
‘If you’re in the area of the airport, move to a safe location and await further advice.’
Similar advice has been given by the UK and the US.
The earlier advice for Australians and Afghans with visas was to travel to the airport and wait for an evacuation flight.
Ms Payne said some Afghan residents desperate to leave were forced to turn back to escape the violence unfolding near the airport.
‘I have seen, heard reports of the attacks on women, attacks on children, threats at checkpoints, invasions of transports, where children and families have been threatened in those transports, as they have been trying to get to the airport,’ she said.
‘The complexity of this is significant.
But we are trying to contact as many, have tried to and continue to do so.’
There are now more than 600 Afghan evacuees in Australia quarantining in hotels across the country.
The Australian government on Thursday urged Australians in the country not to go Kabul’s international airport amid fears of a potential terror attack
The amount of people evacuated by Australian and New Zealand troops is ‘three times’ more than expected, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
Evacuation operations are expected to end on Tuesday which is the United States’ deadline to leave the country entirely.
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‘We remain focused on the safe evacuation from Afghanistan for as many Australians and visa holders as possible, for as long as possible,’ Ms Payne said.
‘Access to Hamid Karzai International Airport is extremely limited, it is extremely challenging in terms of checkpoints and difficulties in those processes, particularly through restrictions imposed by the Taliban of the movement of Afghan nationals and this has been a difficult period for Australian officials.’
There are now more than 600 Afghan evacuees in Australia quarantining in hotels across the country (pictured Australian citizens and visa holders evacuated from Afghanistan arrive in Australia)
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