Bob McMullan (Fraser, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance) Share this | Hansard source

The situation with Kabul is that we have commissioned a report—this is a difficult place to work—and the plan is that the report will guide a decision for next year’s budget about exactly what we proceed with and the character and cost et cetera. That is the time frame but I cannot absolutely guarantee that it will be done in time for that because of the difficulties of working in Kabul. But that is the plan.

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