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November 9th, 2011 
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There are reports another rogue Afghan soldier has shot and wounded three Australian soldiers.
Diggers in Afghanistan are fighting the “unwinnable war”, according to a Federal MP.
Source: Herald Sun
A FEDERAL MP has lashed out at Australia’s involvement in what he calls an “unwinnable war” after three more Diggers were shot and wounded by a rogue Afghan soldier.
But Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed Australia would stay the course, despite the third attack on Diggers this year by Afghan soldiers they were training.
“As distressing as these incidents are, as dreadful as these incidents are, our mission in Afghanistan does need to continue,” she said.
The Herald Sun can reveal the man allegedly responsible for the attack was Mohammed Rozi.
Unmanned aircraft and special forces troops have been called in to hunt down the Afghan National Army soldier, who opened fire and wounded three unarmed Australians and two Afghans at a patrol base called Nasir in the Charmestan region northeast of Tarin Kowt.
A leading expert on Afghanistan said the presence of foreign troops for so long was becoming “increasingly troublesome” as recent friendly fire attacks showed.
Former Afghan citizen and head of Islamic studies at the Australian National University, Amin Saikal, warned Afghan security forces had been widely infiltrated by the Taliban.
Western Australian Liberal MP Mal Washer broke ranks from the bipartisan commitment to the war and said after talking to Afghanis who returned to their country and Australian special forces, he wanted our soldiers home.
“It’s not a popular thing to say … you are fighting an unwinnable war,” he said.
“I have great empathy for the people who fight and their families, and their dedication. But if I’m going to (ask them to) risk their lives, I want a damn good reason and this is not one.”
In an online poll conducted by the Herald Sun yesterday, more than 80 per cent of 6000 respondents favoured an immediate withdrawal.
Defence chief General David Hurley rejected the calls, saying Australian, American and Afghan special forces were hunting for the shooter, and it was too soon to tell if the attack was linked to earlier incidents.
“It could be personal grievance, it could be religious ideology. We don’t know,” he said.
The Afghan army’s Brig-Gen Abdul Hamid, commander of the 205th Hero Corps, named the shooter as Mohammed Rozi.
“This is a very sad incident and I offer my condolences to the Australian people … I assure the Australian public that whoever did this will be punished,” he said.
More than 25 rogue attacks have occurred in the past two years, the most tragic being the murder 12 days ago of three Australian soldiers – Captain Bryce Duffy, 26, Corporal Ashley Birt, 22, and Lance Corporal Luke Gavin, 29.
Gennifer Ward, the mother of 22-year-old Private Benjamin Ranaudo who was killed in July 2009, said she was sad for the families of the three wounded Diggers, but she was certain that if asked they would want to stay in the fight.
“These things will happen but we have to be strong and listen to the experts,” Mrs Ward said.
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