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Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 years

  • Written by John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 yearsDepartment of Defence/AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared Australia will withdraw its remaining 80 troops from Afghanistan by September, marking the end of its longest involvement in a war.

This follows President Joe Biden announcing the United States will leave Afghanistan by September.

The path to this point has appeared inevitable for...

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