| | | Join Stan Grant tonight for a special program about the conflict in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has now taken over the country. Watch at 8pm on ABC NEWS Channel and ABC iview. | | | Thousands of Afghans pack into Kabul's main airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and were seen apparently plunging to their deaths. | | | | Infectious disease experts say Australia's COVID experience will become a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the high infection rates of the Delta strain — even among vaccinated people — turns achieving herd immunity into an "impossibility". | | | | NSW Health authorities confirm several patients and staff members from St George Hospital's oncology ward have tested positive to coronavirus. Follow live. | | | | As the sound of distant gunfire signified a sudden change was about to take place in Kabul, Sarah wondered if this was her last day as a free woman. | | | | US President Joe Biden says he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, after the Taliban seized power in just over a week. | | | | Afghanistan is already a humanity disaster. Hundreds of thousand of people have been displaced and are heading for the borders. Others are left to their fate. Is the world prepared to live with the Taliban's tyranny, asks Stan Grant. | | | | NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says some COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place even after case numbers drop and the state reaches 80 per cent vaccination. | | | | The federal government has passed its childcare subsidy package, making care cheaper for families with multiple young children and high income earners. | | | | John Innes was a third-year law student when he was asked by NSW detectives to go inside prison to extract information from Juanita Nielsen's suspected murderer. He hasn't spoken publicly about the operation until now. | | | | The two brothers and their sister – who has fallen in love with a young man who arrived in Australia by boat – are in hiding and a Sunshine Coast refugee advocate is desperately trying to get them out. | | | | | | | | | Download the ABC News app | | Available on Android and Apple devices | | | The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source. | | | | | The ABC sent this message to wwwhindimen.australia@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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