The service and sacrifice of Australians during 20 long years of conflict in Afghanistan is being added to war memorials around the country, with the looming withdrawal of troops adding special poignancy to Sunday’s Anzac Day commemorations.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this month about 80 remaining Australian troops will come home by September, a withdrawal planned in concert with the United States as President Joe Biden brings home Americans ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
