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Australian PM announced withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan
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CANBERRA, 15 April, 2021 (TON): Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australian troops would leave the country by September.
Mr. Morrison said the 80 remaining troops would be withdrawn in line with the withdrawal of US troops as announced by President Joe Biden.
Mr Morrison said, "The loss is great, the sacrifice immense, the bravery and courage things we can speak of, but not know of personally."
"Many more were wounded, some physically, others mentally and we'll be dealing with the scars, both mental and physical, of their service for many, many years."
However, more than 39,000 Australians were deployed and 41 of them were killed during the decades-long conflict.
Australian forces first entered Afghanistan in October 2001 in support of US troops who were deployed in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September, 2001.
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