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At last: Aussie troops to quit Afghanistan, spelling end to 20-year ‘war’
Thursday April 15, 2021
An emotional Prime Minister Scott Morrison has paid tribute to the Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan and confirmed Australia will withdraw its last remaining troops from the country by September, in line with the United States and other allies.
Australians soldiers provide security at a helicopter landing zone in Afghanistan in 2013. (Photo: AAP Image/ADF)
Morrison said the number of Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan had been drawn down from a height of more than 1500 to just 80 troops.
The remaining soldiers will slowly depart within…
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