pposition to the Afghan war is rising in Australia as the nation has become frustrated with the increasing death toll of Australian soldiers, Press TV reported.
A local poll in the army town of Townville in northern Queensland shows 65 percent of respondents want Australian troops to leave Afghanistan.
“Australians are increasingly turning against this 10-year war. Polls consistently show growing numbers are opposed to it and want the troops home,” says Pip Hinman, member of Stop the War Coalition.
Slamming both major political parties for refusing to take Australian soldiers home, he said the Australian-US alliance was more important for leaders than acting democratically.
So far, 29 US-led Australian soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan. The latest instance was Private Matthew Lambert who lost his life in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan on August 22.
Lambert was killed in a roadside bomb attack and another coalition soldier was seriously injured. His body was returned home on August 29.
Australia has around 1,500 personnel in war-torn Afghanistan, mostly in Uruzgan province.
Violence in Afghanistan has escalated to record highs since the US-led invasion of the Asian country began in October 2001.
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