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Durand line belong to afghanistan(3) – Video
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Pashtoon unity.
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'Welcome home': Afghanistan veterans march in Melbourne
'A sense of belonging': Chris Sharp, who served as a sergeant, holds daughter Ruby, while his wife Jocelyn is pictured with Hayley. Photo: James Boddington
As Afghanistan veteran Chris Sharp marched down St Kilda Road focused and proud, out of the corner of his eye he saw a sign in the crowd with the words "welcome home".
The enormity of the momentous occasion washed over him, blurring his eyes with tears.
More than 1400 Australian Defence Force personnel marched to the Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning to commemorate the end of Australia's 13-year operation in Afghanistan.
The parade honoured Australian servicemen and women who have served in Afghanistan since 2001.
Crowds lined St Kilda Road, some joyous, cheering and waving flags, others sombre and reflective.
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"You're in a bit of a zone at the start, you're just marching," Chris, who served as a sergeant in the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle command, said.
"You hear the crowd cheer and see a sign out of the corner of your eye and it kind of brings you back to reality.
"You get a sense of belonging and that the people, the public, do care. It means a lot."
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'Welcome home': Afghanistan veterans march in Melbourne
ADF took Afghanistan from 'dreadful' enemy
Thousands turn out in Brisbane to say thankyou to serving Australians. Photo: Kim Skubris
Australia's military has given Afghanistan the chance to take back their country from a "dreadful enemy", federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says.
Speaking in Sydney at a ceremony to commemorate the end of Australia's war effort in Afghanistan, Mr Hockey said the ADF's role in the war-torn country "has been extremely important to Australians and the people of Afghanistan".
"You have given a proud nation the ability to defend themselves and take back control of their lives," Mr Hockey told thousands of assembled ADF personnel.
"You have given Afghanistan the chance to take back their country and their destiny from a dreadful enemy, an enemy without honour, without mercy, without hope and without humanity.
"You leave behind not only many memories but physical reminders such as girls schools, roads, bridges, hospitals, which would not be there but for your efforts."
The ceremony, in Sydney's Hyde Park, is part of nationwide commemorations to mark the end of Operation Slipper, as the Australian contribution to the war in Afghanistan was known.
The operation began in October 2001 and concluded at the end of 2014.
Around 35,000 defence, civilian and federal police personnel took part in the operation.
Mr Hockey was representing Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the ceremony.
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Operation Slipper Welcome Home parade marks end of Afghanistan commitment
Chief Petty Officer Damian Tawlenko with wife Michelle and sons Cristian, 7, and Darcy, 21 months. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
Three tours of duty in Afghanistan have taught Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko the value of family and the Australian lifestyle.
"I've learned I'll never take anything for granted again," CPO Pawlenko said at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney on Saturday, which marked the end of Operation Slipper.
He marched with the navy contingent, watched by wife Michelle and sons Cristian, 7, and Darcy, 21 months.
Families of Defence personnel who died during Operation Slipper lay wreaths at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
About 9000 army, navy and air force personnel, Australian Federal Police and Public Service employees marched through the city, taking the same route along George Street as veterans will take in five weeks to mark the Centenary of Anzac.
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Operation Slipper proved to be Australia's longest military operation, stretching from 2001 to 2014. It saw 34,500 Australians deployed to Afghanistan.
The families of the 41 Australians killed in Afghanistan during the operation were guests of honour at the ceremony.
Sergeant Derek Isted with his children Andrew, 18 months, and Tiana, 10, in Hyde Park. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
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