AUSTRALIAN troops are dying in Afghanistan to ``defend American prestige'' and it is difficult to justify continued involvement in the war, former finance minister Lindsay Tanner says.
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Troops dying to defend us prestige:
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MPs attack 'grotesque' defence cuts
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'Little support for sending more troops to Afghanistan'
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Blair urges Canada not to flinch in face of soldier deaths in Afghanistan
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Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan were Americans
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Australians can expect tough time:
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Democrats continue to struggle with war funding
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Security deteriorating in Afghanistan:
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Assistant Secretary for political-military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro travels to Australia
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More troops 'are needed in Afghanistan'
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'We're not winning' in Afghanistan
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Us pressure due to failure in Afghanistan:
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US service member killed in Afghanistan
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US says Australia not leaving Afghanistan early
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Two more Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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Troops fighting in Afghanistan pause to remember the fallen
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Soldiers killed in Afghanistan to be named