Afghan ambassador condemns people smugglers
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Two more small wooden boats, carrying eighty mostly Afghan asylum seekers, arrived off Australia's north-west coast in recent days, leading Afghanistan's Ambassador to Australia to condemn people smugglers who prey on those wanting to escape strife.
A total of seventeen boats have arrived in Australian waters since August -- including one earlier this month which exploded killing and injuring those on board.
Australia says its conflict that's pushing this a new wave of people to flee to many different countries.
Ambassador Amanullah Jayhoon agrees, saying there are many complex reasons Afghans are fleeing.
Presenter: Linda Mottram
Speaker: Afghanistan's Ambassador to Australia, Doctor Amanullah Jayhoon
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