this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story. an afghan resistance leader who s been spearheading a battle against the taliban says he s willing to enter peace talks. let s get more on afghanistan, particularly the plight of refugees. i m joined now by professor guy goodwin gill from the kaldor centre for international refugee law. great to have you on the programme, professor. ijust programme, professor. i just want programme, professor. ijust want to start by asking, with the taliban having more control across the country, how much do you believe they will be able to allow refugees to leave? are they cooperating with requests to help people who want to
OPINION: Australia's ongoing detention of asylum seekers in offshore processing centres has failed to save lives and 'stop the boats'. It has racked up enormous costs, both human and financial.
That no Australian government in almost a decade has successfully brought this policy to a formal close is astonishing. In fact, Australia ceased transferring new arrivals offshore in 2014.
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