SBS chief political correspondent Karen Middleton and cameraman Jeff Kehl are embedded with the Australian Defence Force in Uruzgan province.
In the first of a series of reports ahead of the September 11 anniversary, they look at whether the decade has made a difference.
The war in Afghanistan is almost 10 years old, with no sign of an Australian withdrawal.
WATCH KAREN MIDDLETON'S REPORT ON AUSSIE TROOPS LEAVING IRAQ:
