Australia has announced increasing the number of its troops in Afghanistan.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who made a surprise visit to Kabul on Sunday, announced that more than 20 Australian soldiers would join those already serving under the NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, Khaama Press News Agency reported on Monday.

The addition of 20 soldiers would bring the number of Australian troops serving in Afghanistan to 270. The country has so far lost 41 soldiers during its over-a-decade mission in Afghanistan.

Source: MENA