Share on Twitter Afghan-Australians say they fear for loved ones back in their homeland now United States and Australian forces are set to leave the war-torn country in the next few months. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that Australia would follow the US and withdraw its final troops from Afghanistan by September this year. Members of the Australian Hazara community say their loved ones have been abandoned by the coalition forces that had "committed" to protect minorities in Afghanistan. They fear a resurgent Taliban will step up their attacks against persecuted minority groups such as theirs. READ MORE