Julie Bishop hears 'compelling' case for Australian forces to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2016

By Daniel Flitton
Updated January 28 2015 - 11:19am, first published 1:45am
About 400 Australian troops remain in Afghanistan. Some in Kabul were visited by Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop at the weekend.   Photo: Justin McManus
About 400 Australian troops remain in Afghanistan. Some in Kabul were visited by Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop at the weekend. Photo: Justin McManus

Australia will decide its future military presence in Afghanistan beyond a planned withdrawal in 2016 after negotiations later this year with Western allies.

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