As U.S. allies focus on Pacific, Aussies to exit Afghanistan 1 year early

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As U.S. allies focus on Pacific, Aussies to exit Afghanistan 1 year early

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com In a surprise announcement, Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced April 17 that she would present NATO with a plan in August to withdraw all 1,550 Australian troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, one year earlier than the original December 2014 schedule, when most NATO […]