31 August 2017

News Story: Australia In Discussions Over Sending In More Troops (to Afghanistan)

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday they were in talks with the US about sending in more troops to Afghanistan ahead of a formal request by the Trump administration.

According to the West Australian newspaper the Australian ambassador to the US Joe Hockey also said over the weekend that Canberra was discussing their next move.

“We are now in deep discussions with the US administration about how to further increase our participation,” Hockey said.

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