Australian to send 30 more soldiers to Afghanistan

A suicide-bomb attack in Khost, Afghanistan, on the weekend Source: AAP

Australia will deploy another 30 troops to Afghanistan to help train local soldiers in their fight against Taliban militants. NATO* has asked all its member countries to re-examine their contributions, deciding it needs several thousand more foreign troops to advise the Afghan army. More on this story by Odysseas Kripotos and Dina Gerolymou.

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