By Brian Hartigan and ADF
WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING AND SPECULATING FOR MONTHS THAT THE US GOVERNMENT WOULD ASK AUSTRALIA TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN... AND IN THE WAKE OF NUMEROUS REPORTS OF AFGHAN LEADERS – AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL – PLEADING FOR AUSSIES TO COME BACK TO THE NOW ALMOST COMPLETELY TALIBAN-RETAKEN URUZGAN PROVINCE (SEE NEXT STORY)... AND WITH MANY AUSSIES (ON CIVVIE STREET) ASKING, “DO WE EVEN HAVE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN?”... AND WITH MINDEF MARISE PAYNE EVENTUALLY CONFIRMING ON 29 MAY THAT 30 EXTRA ADF WOULD BE DEPLOYED... WE THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME WE HAD A LITTLE RECAP OF WHAT THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE’S CURRENT PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN LOOKS LIKE...
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