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  "id": 13595817,
  "title": "Ben Roberts-Smith joins 600 veterans as Albanese marks Australia’s 25 years in Afghanistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ben-roberts-smith-joins-600-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T01:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ben-roberts-smith-joins-600-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australia-s-25-years-in-afghanistan-20261011-p614hr.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The Australian Prime Minister marked 25 years since the start of Operation Slipper, when Australia joined the US and other coalition forces in Afghanistan. The operation began in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.\n\nThe Prime Minister honoured those who served in Afghanistan, including the 47 Australian personnel who died as a result of their service and their families. According to a veteran, Mathew Bell, Australian troops made a positive impact in Afghanistan, making a part of the country safe and secure, allowing girls to attend school and medical services to be rolled out to villages.\n\nOver two decades, more than 35,000 Australian servicemen and women were deployed to the Middle East, with 263 wounded. The event was attended by 600 veterans, including Ben Roberts-Smith.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Discovered",
        "title": "Afghanistan veterans gather to mark service anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/afghanistan-veterans-gather-to-mark-service-anniversary",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Ben Roberts-Smith joins 600 veterans as Albanese marks Australia’s 25 years in Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ben-roberts-smith-joins-600-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25-13595897",
        "published": "2026-10-11T01:00:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}