Sydney Ideas

Australia’s responsibility to Afghanistan and to its people

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Synopsis

After being involved in two decades of occupying the country, what responsibilities does Australia owe to the people of Afghanistan? What more needs to be done by the Australian and other allied governments? This conversation brings together Afghan Australians Mujib Abid who recently escaped from Kabul with his family, and Shukufa Tahiri, former Policy Officer with the Refugee Council, as well as leading academic experts to share their insights. Hear from our panel including: Mujib Abid, University of Sydney alumnus (Master of Peace and Conflict Studies) and PhD candidate at the School of Political Science & International Studies at University of Queensland. Professor Mary Crock, Co-Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law. Her expertise spans immigration and refugee law, and she is regularly cited in the media, research papers, and in Australia's Federal Courts and High Court. Professor William Maley AM, Professor in the Department of International Relations at ANU, barrister and Vice-President