Australia's War In Afghanistan - War & Military Documentary Australia's military involvement Australia joined the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, following the September 11 attacks on the United States. Australia withdrew its forces in 2002 and re-deployed in 2005. Currently, about 1,500 Australian soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan. 11 Australian military personnel have died in Afghanistan. There have been a total of 1672 coalition military deaiths from Operation Enduring Freedom, according to icasualties website (to 1 March 2010). (Note that this website gives a slightly lower total figure for deaiths in and around Afghanistan) Australia has spent $3.6 billion or more, in Afghanistan, and has budgeted $1.2 billion to spend in 2009-2010. The cost of a new school in Afghanistan would be $US128,000. PM Kevin Rudd's approach is that the "war on terror" remains a priority of Australia's approach to security. In April 2009, MAPW wrote to the PM at a time when the government was reconsidering its stance in Afghanistan, recommending that Australian troops be withdrawn. The impacts of the war for Afghans Estimates of the number of direct civilian deaiths vary greatly, but the figure is likely to be over 20,000 (I). The New York Times reported civilian deaiths were rising by 40% compared to the previous year (Feb 2009). Recent wars in Afganistan have forced millions of Afghanis to leave their homes, with over 3.7 million displaced over the past two decades, including 1.5 million in Iran, 2 million in Pakistan and 235,000 within Afghanistan. Recent studies show local people to be increasingly sceptical regarding the outcome of the military intervention. Increasing numbers believe that security is deteriorating. Most Afghanis think that warlords have retained or increased the amount of weapons in their possession. This lack of faith is seen as due to insurgent activity, corruption within the security forces, the misuse of power by local warlords and the negative influence of neighbouring states (Care International, March 2009). Wars in Afghanistan, including the current one, have also caused major environmental destruction. A decline in safe drinking water has been reported as resulting from destruction of water infrastructure, bacterial contamination and water theft. Much of the major forests which once covered Afghanistan have been destroyed by warfare - through Taliban members illegally trading timber in Pakistan, by US bombings, and by refugees' need for firewood. Today, less than 2 per cent of the country is forested (Agence France Presse, June 2008) bbc documentary,bbc,national geographic,documentary,national geographic documentary,Structure,documentaries, documentary films, documentaries discovery channel,documentary bbc, documentary history channel,documentaries discovery channel full length,documentary full,hd documentaries,bbc documentary,discovery channel documentary,discovery channel,discovery channel, documentary bbc, documentary history channel,documentary national geographic,documentaries discovery channel full length,documentary full,hd documentaries,bbc, documentary,discovery channel documentary,discovery channel,national geographic, national geographic,national geographic animals,national geographic channel,national geographic documentary,national geographic documentary animals, bbc documentary,documentary,bbc,documentarie­s, documentary films, documentaries, discovery channel, documentary bbc, documentary history channel,documentary national, geographic,documentaries discovery channel full length,documentary full,hd documentaries,bbc documentary,discovery channel documentary,discovery channel,national geographic documentary,2013,HD,hd,bbc, bbc horizon, travel documentary, travel documentary films, travel channel documentaries,documentary bbc,serial killer documentary,ufo documentary,north korea documentary,slender man documentary,documentary films,lil wayne documentary,bbc documentary,national geographic documentary,history channel documentary,documentary,discovery channel documentary,history channel,national geographic,the game,vietnam war documentary,discovery channel,documentary history channel documentaries,documentary bbc,serial killer documentary,ufo documentary,north korea documentary,slender man documentary,documentary films,lil wayne documentary,bbc documentary,national geographic documentary,history channel documentary,documentary,discovery channel documentary,history channel,national geographic,the game,vietnam war documentary,discovery channel,documentary history, channel documentary,hd documentary,documentary hd,full documentary,full documentary hd,documentary long,long,full,hd, hitler, titanic http://youtu.be/RmgivXB7Lx4

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