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The wounded Australian soldier has received treatment and is now back on duty.

The wounded Australian soldier has received treatment and is now back on duty.

Digger wounded in Afghanistan incident Photo

An Australian Special Forces soldier was wounded during an operation in Afghanistan on Monday.

The soldier, who cannot be named, received immediate first aid before being moved back to his base for further medical treatment. More

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  • Afghan president Hamid Karzai wants his allies to attack the Taliban outside of Afghanistan.Karzai urges action

    Afghan president Hamid Karzai has accused the US and its allies of failing to take action against the Taliban beyond its borders. Photo

  • Mr Assange has defended the release of the documents.'Blood on his hands'

    America's top military commander says the Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks was risking lives by publishing thousands of military files from Afghanistan. Video Photo

  • Australian troops drive an armoured-personnel carrierLeaked documents

    Documents from the Afghanistan war appear to confirm that Australian forces are backing a local war lord who has been extorting money from NATO convoys. Video Audio Photo

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US General David Petraeus speaks during a ceremony at the US embassy in Kabul

Incoming Commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus speaks during a ceremony at The US embassy in Kabul on July 3, 2010.

Jeremy Renner (C), lead actor in 'The Hurt Locker', talks with Afghan deminers Fallen comrades farewelled Sapper Darren Smith lost his life in a bombing while on patrol in Afghanistan. Gary Brooks Faulkner Australian soldiers Jacob Moerland and Darren Smith were killed by a bomb on an Afghan operation. British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with troops in southern Afghanistan Caskets of Sapper Darren Smith and Sapper Jacob Moerland are carried onto onto a Hercules C-130 People sit with two of the wounded lying in a hospital in Kandahar Sapper Darren Smith and explosive detection dog Herbie at Tarin Kowt