Australia to boost troops to Afghanistan-minister

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Source: Reuters

Australia will likely send a special forces task group to Afghanistan to counter an expected offensive by Taliban rebels, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said on Sunday.

Nelson, who had said last month Australia was considering plans to double its deployment in Afghanistan to about 1,000, told the Nine television network that the government had completed a study on troop levels.

"We believe there is a need, we think that the Taliban will be mounting a very strong offensive shortly," he said.

"If we do re-deploy, and I think it's likely that we will, it will be a special forces task group," he said.



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1. Yes he was on TV

frowning and doing the grave-voiced thing. Of course this has nothing to do with our PM wanting to portray himself as a War PM. I tell ya, one frigging body bag......

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2. so, our partner will send to Afghan but not to Iraq-------in our time of need!