By Sadaf Shinwari - Mon Oct 15, 8:45 am
JULIA Gillard Australian Prime Minister has made a surprise visit to Australian troops in the province of Oruzgan in Afghanistan linking their mission to the fight against terrorism sparked by the deaths of more than 100 Australians killed since the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States.
Gillard met the Afghan leader on Sunday in Kabul while also visiting Australian troops for a barbecue at their base at Tarin Kowt, her office said.
She raised concerns about the so-called green-on-blue attacks in which uniformed Afghans turn their weapons against their international allies.
Ms Gillard said she had sought an assurance from the president that everything that could be done was being done to prevent insider attacks, which in late August claimed the lives of three Australians in one incident.
?I spoke to President Karzai about our concern about insider attacks and sought an assurance from him that everything that can be done is being done,? she told reporters.
?He spoke to me about the steps being taken by Afghan forces to deal with insider attacks. I also raised that issue with the Governor of Uruzgan province where our troops were.
?Clearly these have been tragic and disturbing incidents,? she added.
Ms Gillard?s trip to Afghanistan immediately followed the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Bali bombings and she said it was ?so meaningful to what?s happening here in Afghanistan today?.
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