The case for Australian troops staying on in Afghanistan

By David Wroe
Updated February 1 2015 - 1:28am, first published 1:04am
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop visits the Troops at KAIA-N base in Afghanistan. Bishop is helped into her body armour on the RAAF flight to Kabul. Photo: Justin McManus
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop visits the Troops at KAIA-N base in Afghanistan. Bishop is helped into her body armour on the RAAF flight to Kabul. Photo: Justin McManus
Julie Bishop visits Australian troops in Afghanistan on Australia Day. Photo: Justin McManus
Julie Bishop visits Australian troops in Afghanistan on Australia Day. Photo: Justin McManus
(From left) Australian Commander in Afghanistan Brigadier Michael Mahy, Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Ash Power, Brigadier Bruce Russell and Commander Joint Task Force 633 Major General Craig Orme view key points around Camp Qargha. Photo: Rob Nyffenegger
(From left) Australian Commander in Afghanistan Brigadier Michael Mahy, Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Ash Power, Brigadier Bruce Russell and Commander Joint Task Force 633 Major General Craig Orme view key points around Camp Qargha. Photo: Rob Nyffenegger
On board a Blackhawk helicopter over Kabul. Photo: Justin McManus
On board a Blackhawk helicopter over Kabul. Photo: Justin McManus

Australia Day 2015 could easily have been a day of mourning. A massive truck bomb was detonated early on Sunday outside the military airport where about half of the 400 Australian Defence Force troops remaining in Afghanistan are stationed.

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