KABUL (Pajhwok): Five athletes and their families have been evacuated from Afghanistan to Australian in highly challenging circumstances.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) completed the evacuation process a year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.
According to the Olympic mews website Inside the Games, the AOC hopes the five athletes and their 26 family members 31 will start new lives in Australia.
Australia is scheduled to stage its third Summer Olympics and Paralympics in and around Brisbane in a decade from now.
The AOC chief executive was quoted as saying: "These brave people have endured significant hardship and we . . .
