Insight (1995)

Afghanistan (2012x13)

: 15, 2012

Was Australia’s mission in Afghanistan worth it? This week, Afghan Australians are front and centre as Insight discusses the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Despite some improvements in health and education, there are still deadly attacks across the country, uncertainty over the readiness of the Afghan local forces to take control, and claims of widespread corruption. This week, we bring together people touched directly by the conflict: a roomful of Afghan Australians with diverse views and tribal backgrounds, the Australian military, and family members of an Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan. They discuss frankly about what they think has been achieved, whether Afghanistan is now better off, and what they think might happen after the majority of the Australian troops leave by the end of 2013.