The Australians and Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is responsible for the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.  To that end the Australians have deployed special forces troops and other units as well. They are advising the Afghan National Army (ANA) 4th Brigade, assisting in reconstruction, and providing training to some of the local police units.  They face some problems - mostly corruption on the part of the Afghans, tribal difficulties, and lack of an effective Afghan government to work with the population - and of course, the Taliban.  A professor at the Macquarie University's Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism provides more info on the Australian efforts in Uruzgan Province.  See "Wishful thinking in Afghanistan", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 27, 2010.