Fed: Aust to stay in Afghanistan for the long haul

AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2008
Fed: Aust to stay in Afghanistan for the long haul

Australia will remain in Afghanistan for the long haul .. but Defence Minister JOEL
FITZGIBBON says he understands why Canada has set a withdrawal date for its troops.

Canadian Prime Minister STEPHEN HARPER's confirmed Canada will withdraw its two thousand
500 troops from the volatile south of Afghanistan in 2011.

Australia .. which has a strong presence in the south too .. has been …