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| Australian Troops to Quit Afghanistan as Base Closes |
| 2013-03-27 |
| [An Nahar] Australia's main base in Afghanistan will close and most of its troops will be home by the end of the year, Defense Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday, admitting the mission had run too long. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... -led force in Afghanistan, has decided to shut the base in Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province, and this means an end to Australia's main mission. With ISAF's closure of Tarin Kot, "the majority of Australia's troops will come home from Afghanistan", Smith said in a statement, calling it a significant milestone. The move is in line with Canberra's aim of withdrawing the bulk of its 1,550 troops in 2013, earlier than planned due to security gains, and Smith told news hounds the time was right to pull out. |
| Posted by:Fred |