A survey of Afghan refugees who fled the country after the fall of Kabul in 2021 finds they feel welcome and supported in Australia, but are struggling with the cost of living.
, capturing the capital on August 15.He was critical of the Taliban when he worked as a news presenter for Radio Television Afghanistan.In spite of the abrupt evacuation from their home country, AMES found that 84 per cent of Afghan evacuees were happy in Australia.
"I don't feel like I'm less than an Australian citizen. I feel I have the same rights. It just makes me very happy. Makes me feel good," Ms Afrasiabi said.The survey also found that 76 per cent of evacuees rated ordinary Australians to be welcoming, 67 per cent found official institutions to be welcoming, and only 3 per cent had experienced discrimination.
Ms Afrasiabi and Mr Amiri both said they found it difficult to find housing on their modest Centrelink allowances and with no rental history to support their applications. "The hardest thing for us was finding a house. We don't have a history of living in Australia, we didn't have a job."Ms Afrasiabi, who receives an allowance of $600 per fortnight for her three-person family, found a home after four months of lodging "many, many applications".More than 170,000 have applied to come to Australia under the humanitarian visa program since August 2021.
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