5 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="solider">solider</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> 38 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> ... <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span>."</p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Marshal">Marshal</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Binskin">Binskin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Tirin">Tirin</span> <span word="Kot">Kot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restive">restive</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Uruzgan">Uruzgan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,500 <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Helmand">Helmand</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3<span word="RAR">RAR</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="range">range</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 40, 23, <span word="and">and</span> 21 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relaxing">relaxing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="green">green</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span>" <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="uniformed">uniformed</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p>
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