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The former prime minister today said Australia would stay the course in the conflict, as a parliamentary debate on the war resumed.
And, in a warning of the scale of the threat, he said reports had put the number of post-September 11 terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists around the world at about 18,000 - many by people trained in Afghanistan.
Australian forces first entered Afghanistan in 2001 following the September 11 attacks, and redeployed in September 2005. The conflict has cost the lives of 21 soldiers with another 152 wounded.
"Of course, there have been many near misses," Mr Rudd said.
"In fact, many more than the general public is ever likely to know.
Original piece is http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/terror-threat-closer-than-you-think/story-fn3dxity-1225941870683