Are there australian troops in afghanistan

Africa 54 - November 12, VOA Africa Listen live. VOA Newscasts Latest program. VOA Newscasts. Previous Next. July 11, AM. Agence France-Presse. Through to the end of , Australia was providing instructors, advisors and support staff to the UK-led Afghan National Army Officer Academy in Kabul, which included a force protection platoon.

This commitment provided valuable advice within the Afghan National Army Corps senior leadership. We supported logistics training with the Logistics Training and Advisory Team in Kabul and we committed a small number of Special Forces and other Army personnel to training and advising the General Directorate of Police Special Units.

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Source: AP. Taliban fighters enter Kabul 'from all sides' as United States evacuates diplomats by helicopter. Published 15 August at am , updated 16 August at pm. Australia Middle East World. Topics that may interest you National. Australian Politics. Follow SBS News. SBS News Update.

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