Australians fought and died in Oruzgan but now the Taliban could soon seize control

By David Wroe
Updated September 8 2016 - 8:29pm, first published 8:06pm
An Australian soldier pictured in the Uruzgan province in 2012. Photo: Special Operations Task Group
An Australian soldier pictured in the Uruzgan province in 2012. Photo: Special Operations Task Group

Australian soldiers did not die in vain in Afghanistan despite Taliban forces advancing on Tarin Kot, the capital of the province in which most Australian combat deaths happened, the Chief of Army says.

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