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Five Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Afghan troops are being trained ahead of a Nato pullout by the end of next year

Five Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in two separate incidents, defence officials say.

Three soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army uniform in Uruzgan province on Wednesday, the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks.

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