Australian PM Announces Early Afghan Exit

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan about a year earlier than previously thought. The 1,500 Australian troops in Afghanistan would begin pulling out this year and most would be home by the end of...

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First Contingent of US Troops Arrives in Australia

Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith will formally welcome the first contingent of U.S. Marines at a ceremony outside of Darwin, after 250 troops arrived Tuesday. The U.S. troops presence will eventually grow to a 2,500-strong air-ground task force by 2016, as...

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