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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Last Australia Troops to Leave Afghanistan [Watch (HLS stream): Last Australia Troops to Leave Afghanistan](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RNAIgkrc.m3u8) (1:52)  _Published 2013-12-17. Last Australia Troops to Leave Afghanistan_ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:02 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Obama Will Leave 8,400 U.S. Troops In Afghanistan ](/video/SUtdrCOz/) ### Obama Will Leave 8,400 U.S. Troops In Afghanistan [Are US Troops Leaving Afghanistan Prematurely?](/video/VclhdXCs/) ### Are US Troops Leaving Afghanistan Prematurely? [Airdrop: Resupplying Troops in Afghanistan](/video/9A8z5RTG/) ### Airdrop: Resupplying Troops in Afghanistan --- ## Transcript >> Australia's stand ended in a ceremony at Tarin Kot with the flick of a pen and the lowering of a flag that is flown over Afghan's soil for more than a decade. The base now belongs to Afghanistan and for these soldiers, this war is over. The place that has been stationed, sanctuary, a second home has been cleared out and packed away. >> This war is ending and not with victory, not with defeat but with hope. >> A quiet end >> to a war that was not. >> Stay back! Stay back! >> The first troops came in late 2001 to take on the Taliban. >> The possibility of ADF casualties cannot be discounted. >> Over more than a decade, 25, 000 served here. 40 soldiers lost their lives, 261 were badly injured and all carried the scars of their time. >> I wanna say >> a very deep thank you to their families that have suffered, grieves absences as well as in some cases, grieves in shattering loss. >> There has been great bravery with three Victoria crosses awarded during the campaign. In recent years, the focus has been on training the Afghan army and police to take over. -[ unk ] ready? Have I been in the lead for some time conducting independent operations? >> At the hand over thanks from the Afghans to the departing forces. >> Had sacrifices, we won't forget that. But now we are able to make [ unk ] our own country. >> 400 Australians will remain in Afghanistan for at least a year for training and support to ensure their sacrifice made a difference. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Last Australia Troops to Leave Afghanistan","description":"Last Australia Troops to Leave Afghanistan","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/RNAIgkrc/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-12-17T16:29:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RNAIgkrc.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/RNAIgkrc/","duration":"PT1M52S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/RNAIgkrc/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```