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Afghan troops handed control of key bases

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AAP,
Publish Date
Mon, 27 Oct 2014, 8:39am
British and American forces in Afghanistan have handed over control of key bases to Afghan troops (Getty Images)
British and American forces in Afghanistan have handed over control of key bases to Afghan troops (Getty Images)

Afghan troops handed control of key bases

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Mon, 27 Oct 2014, 8:39am

British and American forces in Afghanistan have handed over control of key bases to Afghan troops.

The Union Jack has been lowered at Camp Bastion, and the US flag is down at the adjacent Camp Leatherneck, the last American Marine base in the country.

All NATO combat troops will depart Afghanistan by December, leaving Afghan troops and police to battle Taliban insurgents on their own.

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