Australia confirms completion of its withdrawal from Afghanistan

• Australia has deployed 39,000 soldiers in the past 20 years.
• The Secretary of Defense stated that the last 80 support personnel had left “in recent weeks.”
• The war caused losses and caused controversy in the country.

Sydney: The Australian Defence Minister confirmed on Sunday that the country has ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan, stating that the withdrawal took place in “recent weeks”.

Australia announced in April that it would withdraw its remaining troops before September to coincide with the US decision to end military operations in this war-torn country.

Secretary of Defense Peter Dutton told Sky news The country’s last 80 support staff have left Afghanistan “in recent weeks”.

“This does not mean that we will not participate in campaigns with the United States… We believe this is in the interest of our country or our allies,” he added.

“However, for now, this campaign is over.”

Australia has deployed 39,000 soldiers in the past 20 years as part of a US and NATO-led operation against the Taliban and terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, which cost billions of dollars and resulted in the deaths of 41 Australian soldiers.

Although the country has not had a large number of troops stationed in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of combatants at the end of 2013, the war has already caused losses and caused controversy in the country.

Veterans groups pressure the government to conduct formal investigations into the large number of suicides by Afghan veterans and other veterans and women.

The military and police are also actively investigating allegations of numerous war crimes committed by elite special air force soldiers in Afghanistan.