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Chaplains comfort Aussie troops in Afghanistan

A number of chaplains are deployed alongside Australian troops in Afghanistan to help soldiers during their darkest times, Karen Middleton reports.

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Along with Australian soldiers deployed in Afghanistan are a number of chaplains – men of God, non-combatants that bring Christian ministry to the soldiers they serve with.

Chief Political Correspondent Karen Middleton, embedded with Australian troops in Uruzgan Province, meets the men of peace who help the soldiers through their darker days.

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By Karen Middleton

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