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Uruzgan governor wants Australian troops to return

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KABUL, the governor of central Uruzgan province has urged Australian forces to return to the province.

Tirinkot, the provincial capital where Australian soldiers and reconstruction teams worked until late 2014, has been under pressure from the insurgents since September.

Governor Mohammad Nazir Kharoti was quoted on Monday by Radio Australia as saying: "The Taliban are coming very close to the city, I can say a kilometre or two in some areas."

Dozens of soldiers protecting an . . .

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