Prime Minister John Howard today said the Australian force was expected to be in Afghanistan by September and would be deployed for about 12 months.
Australia sent some 1,500 troops to Afghanistan to help U.S.-led forces topple the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies in late 2001, but Australia now only has one soldier in the country.
(Reuters/AFP)
Australia sent some 1,500 troops to Afghanistan to help U.S.-led forces topple the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies in late 2001, but Australia now only has one soldier in the country.
(Reuters/AFP)
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